Health Boards
Sun-16-06-2013, 16:20 PM
Hey!
I get a small patch of guttate on my left hand from time to time (usally when I have had an infection of some sort) and it is generally triggered by bacterial infections such as strep throat. The antibiotics will help to reduce the inflammatory response of your body due to the infection and in time will lessen the guttate. Steer clear of any steroid based treatments for this type of psoriasis as those actually make the itching and weeping worse... If the itch drives you as insane as it drives me then apply hydrocortisone cream to sooth it a little, you could also try taking anti-histamines as I have found they sometimes help.
I would have replied sooner but I've been prepping for a holiday to Vegas tomorrow and up to my eyeballs at work since I have nobody to cover for me while I am away so needed to get as much done as I could so that I have an easy(ish) time when I get back.
Krissie
I get a small patch of guttate on my left hand from time to time (usally when I have had an infection of some sort) and it is generally triggered by bacterial infections such as strep throat. The antibiotics will help to reduce the inflammatory response of your body due to the infection and in time will lessen the guttate. Steer clear of any steroid based treatments for this type of psoriasis as those actually make the itching and weeping worse... If the itch drives you as insane as it drives me then apply hydrocortisone cream to sooth it a little, you could also try taking anti-histamines as I have found they sometimes help.
I would have replied sooner but I've been prepping for a holiday to Vegas tomorrow and up to my eyeballs at work since I have nobody to cover for me while I am away so needed to get as much done as I could so that I have an easy(ish) time when I get back.
Krissie