Guttate Psoriasis
Since 8% of people with psoriasis manifest as guttate psoriasis, therefore, it is the second most common type of psoriasis. Though guttate psoriasis could happen at any age, scientists found the susceptible groups are adolescents and adults younger than thirty years old. In the beginning, guttate psoriasis appears as red or salmon-pink teardrop-shaped spots over your trunk and proximal limbs, and sometimes they could be found in your scalp and face as well. Unlike psoriasis vulgaris, the small spots you get from guttate psoriasis are thinner, and they are about one to ten millimeters in diameter. With progression, guttate psoriasis lesions might resolve completely, or continue to develop into chronic plaque psoriasis. Strep throat infection with group A Streptococcus has strongly associated with guttate psoriasis. And other possible triggers include certain medications, stress, skin injury, and tonsil inflammation. [4]
