Re: two types of psoriasis???

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In a message dated 12/5/2004 4:00:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,

missionblondie@... writes:

IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE TWO TYPES OF PSORIASIS?

Hi , I have both plaque (scales) and guttate (looks like chicken

pox)...so I think its possible to have more than 1 type...

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I am sorry to hear about your psoriasis. I understand this too

well. I have regular ol' plaque psoriasis over the most of my body,

inverse under both breasts, under arm area and also in groin. Also

have times when I have pustular in between fingers and toes. So, it

is very very likely to have more than one type or all types at the

same time. I have never been perscribes Dovonex cream...have heard

alot about it though. Was hard for me to find one med to treat all 3

tyes at the same time. Good luck!!

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>

> Hi all,

>

> i have a subset type of psoriasis - plantar palmar pustular

> psoriasis, i.e. on my feet and hands - nails, etc. and it starts as

a

> pustule, then the next day it is dried up and deep in colour and

then

> the following day starts to dry up and shed...

>

> for me, mtx made it MUCH worse - odd, huh? also, to a lesser

extent

> gold does the same thing. i am off mtx now because it wasn't

helping

> and on 50 mg of gold i was getting a rash so the dose has been

> reduced. therefore the DMARD's i take are plaquenil and 10 mg

> injection weekly of gold.

>

> when vioxx was taken off the market (sob), i tried arthrotec but it

> severely bothered my stomach so i am now on mobic (last 3 weeks).

i

> was also prescribed pariet which helps with acid build up in the

> stomach. (i cannot take ASA in any form). other than a headache, i

> am tolerating it and mobic well (though it's not helping the

> inflammation very much). my question is - i now have on each leg,

in

> exactly the same place, a patch of dry itchy skin - size of about

an

> egg. it's driving me nuts so i'm putting a thick cream used for

dry

> heels on it. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE TWO TYPES OF PSORIASIS? I

take

> Reactine as an antihistamine for allergies but it hasn't helped

this

> at all. I'm now wondering if the 'normal' type of psoriasis is

> starting

>

> anyone know anything about this? and, has anyone's p ever gotten

> worse with mtx and gold?

>

> thanks, karen

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>

the DMARD's i take are plaquenil and 10 mg

> injection weekly of gold.

>

>. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE TWO TYPES OF PSORIASIS? I take

>

Hi ,

are the dry patches on your skin red and scaly? this is what the

plaque p looks like. also: you may know this : plaquenil is one med

the docs warn can make the p worse.

Marti

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hi marti darlin',

first of all, thanks everyone for responding to my e-mail about

having two different types of p....

i'm an anomaly i guess - plaq did not make my p worse - it's the only

one that didn't - within 8 hrs of taking mtx i had pustules popping

out all over my feet and hands - before taking mtx i didn't have it

on my hands except in very rare occasions and it was just a wee bit

of dry peeling skin. with mtx it was awful and started going under

my nails and deforming them. also started under and around my toes

which was also a first. my rheumy told me 'do you know the

difference between serious and severe? the p may be severe, but pa

is serious and if mtx works, it helping your pa is more important

than making the p worse " . adding gold to it made it even worse.

when i stopped mtx the p lessened as well. on my legs, the two spots

are little red dots (guttate? like chicken pox?) and are very dry

and itch like the dickens. looking closely they do appear somewhat

scaly. kathy, is dovonex prescription? i'm not seeing my rheumy

until jan 11 and have never seen a dermatologist. perhaps this needs

to be rectified...

thanks again for your help everyone. not the news i wanted to hear,

but not surprized either...

love, karen

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> >

> the DMARD's i take are plaquenil and 10 mg

> > injection weekly of gold.

> >

> >. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE TWO TYPES OF PSORIASIS? I take

> >

> Hi ,

>

> are the dry patches on your skin red and scaly? this is what the

> plaque p looks like. also: you may know this : plaquenil is one

med

> the docs warn can make the p worse.

>

> Marti