When the immune system is busy fighting an infection, psoriasis may flare up.Streptococcusinfection, or strep throat as it is more commonly known, is an infection that is particularly linked to flare ups of psoriasis. Strep is linked to a type of psoriasis called guttate psoriasis (type of s...
When the immune system is busy fighting an infection, psoriasis may flare up.Streptococcusinfection, or strep throat as it is more commonly known, is an infection that is particularly linked to flare ups of psoriasis. Strep is linked to a type of psoriasis called guttate psoriasis (type of s...
The former condition affects the scalp and face and sometimes even the body, whereas the latter affects not only the skin (plaque, guttate, inverse psoriasis) and nails (lifting or pitting of the nail plate) but also the joints (psoriatic arthritis). (1) Dandruff, however, is limited to ...