When taking the health history of a young client with newly diagnosed guttate psoriasis, the nurse would expect to find:
A) a history of life-threatening complications.
B) recent trauma.
C) the abrupt removal of corticosteroid medication.
D) a recent beta-hemolytic streptococcal uppe
D) a recent beta-hemolytic streptococcal upper respiratory infection.
Explanation: A) Pustular psoriasis may cause life-threatening complications in the severe acute form.
B) Inverse psoriasis may be precipitated by heat, trauma, and infection.
C) Erythrodermic psoriasis, the least common form of psoriasis, may be precipitated by abrupt removal of corticosteroid medication.
D) Guttate psoriasis is more common in younger patients and manifests as pink papules with fine scaling that appear after group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal upper respiratory infection.
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