Para Psoriasis en Plaques
<< Nail Infections Psoriatic Arthritis >>PARAPSORIASIS EN PLAQUES or Chronic Superficial Dermatitis
There are two types:-
Small Plaque ( Digitative Dermatosis)
- Lesions < 5cm in diameter. Yellowish or light tan in colour. The patches or plaques are clearly defined and covered with a fine layer of scale. The lesions are small and finger shaped.
Large Plaque
- Lesions > 10cm in diameter. Salmon pink or light red-brown in colour. They are large and tend to be round or oval in shape. Unlike plaque psoriasis or psoriasis annularis there is little or no flaking or thickening of the skin. The lesion is also flatter.
The condition is most commonly referred to as chronic superficial dermatitis.
It affects more males than females and usually presents in middle aged patients:-
- It involves the trunk – abdomen, buttocks and may also involve the thighs and upper arms.
- Itching is only slight.
- The condition worsens in winter with a remission in summer.
