Psoriasis is a chronic disease that lasts for a lifetime. The symptoms and signs of the disease vary depending on the type and the person. For some people the symptoms can clear up for years at a time, which is known as remission.
Here are the types of psoriasis and the symptoms:
1. Plaque psoriasis
- Patches that thicken when scratched
- Silvery-white coating patches
- Raised, reddish patches that appear anywhere
- Patches appear in the elbows, knees, lower back and scalp
- Itching
- Nails with pits that are crumbling
2. Guttate psoriasis
- Spots that appear after an illness like strep throat
- Small red spots, commonly on the arms, trunks and legs
- Spots that clear in a few weeks or months without treatments
- Spots that appear where the person ha plaque psoriasis
3. Pustular psoriasis
- Bumps often only on the soles and palms
- Red, swollen and dotted skin with pus-filled bumps
- Brown dots on the skin after pus-filled bumps dry
- Soreness on the bumps
This type of psoriasis has a special symptom, which is when pus-filled bumps cover the body, the person may have bright-red skin. He or she will feel ill, and always exhausted. Commonly, the person who had this psoriasis also has a fever, chills, rapid pulse, severe itching, muscle weakness and loss of appetite.
