Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA: Welcome to this AJMC ® [The American Journal of Managed Care ®] program titled, “Generalized Pustular Psoriasis: Provider and Payer Considerations for Care.” I am Dr ...

You’ve probably heard of psoriasis—the chronic inflammatory condition that can cause itchy, scaly patches on your skin. Less well-known is a rare form of the disease called pustular psoriasis, which ...

Generalized pustular psoriasis may be caused or triggered by various factors, including genetic mutations, infections, and certain medications. Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is a severe form of ...

What Is Generalized Pustular Psoriasis? Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is the rarest form of psoriasis, a chronic autoimmune skin condition. GPP can be severe, even life-threatening. The disease ...

Crops of sterile pustules appear in groups on the palmoplantar surfaces. The surrounding skin is thickened, scaly, and erythematous. The right, dominant hand is more affected than the left. There are ...

Psoriasis can involve any area of the skin. The most common areas are those that are prone to significant trauma from rubbing or scratching. These areas include the elbows, knees and scalp. However, ...

GPP can be triggered by the initiation and withdrawal of various medications, in particular the withdrawal of corticosteroids, and by infections, stress, and other conditions. 1,5,6,10 Patients with a ...

The symptoms of psoriasis are not the same for all patients and vary considerably according to the type of psoriasis responsible. The following types of psoriasis may affect patients and are ...

Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease where red, scaly, itchy patches break out all over your body. It’s an autoimmune disease in which your immune system goes haywire and triggers inflammation of your ...