Erythrodermic Psoriasis
Affecting 2% of people with psoriasis, erythrodermic psoriasis is a dangerous psoriasis type characterized by severe redness across a large area of your body. Erythrodermic psoriasis often leads to itchy skin, and sometimes it might accompany pus-filled blisters that cause intense pain. With the progression, more symptoms appear, and you might have fluctuations in body temperature, joint pain, increased heartbeat, and peeling skin.
What’s worse, erythrodermic psoriasis could affect other parts of your body and brings up more complications. For instance, it destroys the fluid balance and causes swelling of the body, particularly in your ankles. Furthermore, since the inflamed skin is more likely to trigger bacterial or viral inflammation, people with erythrodermic psoriasis have a higher risk of developing pneumonia.
Erythrodermic psoriasis is life-threatening because the skin barrier is damaged. Without skin protection, people have no immunity to invading pathogens. Therefore, if you are undergoing a flare-up of erythrodermic psoriasis, seek medical treatment immediately before it is too late. [7]
