Answering your guttate psoriasis questions - with Dr Julia Schofield

Psoriasis expert and Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Julia Schofield, answers your questions about guttate psoriasis - a type of psoriasis which is particularly common in children, teenagers and younger adults.

Questions covered include:

• I’ve been advised to get the flu jab but I have had a flare up of guttate psoriasis in the past after having it and was advised never to have it again. Is the advice still the same? (1:02)
• What would be the best topical treatment for guttate (given the widespread nature of it, and the restrictions of not getting strong steroids / tar onto healthy skin)? (2:09)
• Because tonsillitis often precedes guttate psoriasis, how do I take swift action to prevent a flare from getting too bad? Would it help to have my tonsils removed? (3:13)
• How do I access phototherapy swiftly as the waiting times may be longer than the guttate flare (in some areas)? Should I get a sunbed to treat my guttate psoriasis? (5:40)
• Who is most likely to get guttate psoriasis, and will it always mean you go on to get plaque psoriasis afterwards? (7:04)
• Can guttate psoriasis spread to the face and if it can, how should it be treated? (7:44)
• What are the treatment options for guttate psoriasis? (8:52)
• What triggers guttate psoriasis? (10:34)
• How long does a flare of guttate psoriasis normally last? (11:31)

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