Title | Guttate Psoriasis Following COVID-19 Infection. | ||
Author | Janodia, Rucha P; Kupetsky, Erine A | ||
Journal | Cutis | Publication Year/Month | 2022-Feb |
PMID | 35659815 | PMCID | -N/A- |
Affiliation | 1.Wellness Dermatology, Lawrenceville, New Jersey. |
Guttate psoriasis is a subgroup of psoriasis that most commonly presents as raindroplike, erythematous, silvery, scaly papules. Guttate psoriatic flares may follow rhinovirus or COVID-19 infection due to dysregulation of the innate immune response. We describe the case of a patient who experienced a moderate psoriatic flare 3 weeks after diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. We discuss the dysregulation of proinflammatory cytokines that we believe triggered this flare and the treatment regimen for our patient.