What is Pustular Psoriasis?
Pustular psoriasis is a type of psoriasis characterized as raised bumps on reddened skin that are filled with pus; the skin is usually dry and painful. The pus-filled lesions will dry and leave behind brown dots and/or scale like skin.
What do patients take to treat Pustular Psoriasis and its symptoms?
Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments
| Treatment name | Efficacy | Overall rating of side effects | # of Evaluations |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Methotrexate
(Methotrexate Sodium, Preservative Free, Metoject, Rheumatrex Dose Pack, Trexall)
|
1 | ||
|
Etanercept
(Enbrel, Enbrel Prefilled Syringe, Enbrel SureClick)
|
0 | ||
|
Cyclosporine
(Gengraf, Sandimmune, Neoral)
|
0 | ||
|
Acitretin
(Soriatane, Soriatane CK)
|
0 | ||
|
Infliximab
(Remicade)
|
0 | ||
|
Tacrolimus
(Advagraf, Prograf)
|
0 | ||
|
Light Therapy (Phototherapy)
(Blue light therapy, Dawn Simulation, Anodyne therapy)
|
0 |
These charts show data from Pustular Psoriasis patients' latest treatment evaluations
Who has Pustular Psoriasis at PatientsLikeMe?
- 14 patients have this condition
- 0 New patients joined this month
- 9 say Pustular Psoriasis is their primary condition
| <20 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Age | ||||||
| Age at first symptom | # of patients | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 yrs | 0 | |
| 20-29 yrs | 2 | |
| 30-39 yrs | 3 | |
| 40-49 yrs | 1 | |
| 50-59 yrs | 1 | |
| 60-69 yrs | 0 | |
| 70+ yrs | 0 |
These charts show data from Pustular Psoriasis patients who have completed their condition history