Sociodemographic, clinical, laboratory, treatment and prognostic characteristics of 156 generalized pustular psoriasis patients in Turkey: a multicentre case series

Background Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is a rare and severe inflammatory disease characterized by widespread and superficial sterile pustules on an erythematous background. Objectives This multicentre study aimed to determine the clinical profile and course in a large cohort of patients wit...

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Published in:Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology 2022-08, Vol.36 (8), p.1256-1265
Main Authors: Kara Polat, A., Alpsoy, E., Kalkan, G., Aytekin, S., Uçmak, D., Yasak Güner, R., Topkarcı, Z., Yılmaz, O., Emre, S., Borlu, M., Türkoğlu, Z., Özkök Akbulut, T., Özaydın Yavuz, G., Kaya Erdoğan, H., Adışen, E., Satılmış Kaya, A., Oğuz Topal, İ., Yazıcı, S., Yılmaz, E., Koku Aksu, A.E., Kartal, S.P., Deveci, B.N., Öksüm Solak, E., Karadağ, A.S., Sarıkaya Solak, S., Kıvanç Altunay, İ., Türel Ermertcan, A., Özkesici Kurt, B., Gelincik Kaçar, N., Ataseven, A.
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Summary:Background Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is a rare and severe inflammatory disease characterized by widespread and superficial sterile pustules on an erythematous background. Objectives This multicentre study aimed to determine the clinical profile and course in a large cohort of patients with GPP. Methods One hundred and fifty‐six GPP patients (mean age, 44.2 ± 18.7 years) who met the diagnostic criteria of the European Consensus Report of GPP were included in the study. Sociodemographic characteristics, quality of life, triggering factors of the disease, clinical, laboratory, treatment and prognostic features were evaluated. Results 61.5% of the patients were female. The rate of working at or below the minimum wage (≤$332.5/month) was 44.9%. Drugs (36.5%) were the most common trigger. While hypocalcaemia (35.7%) was the most important cause of GPP during pregnancy, systemic steroid withdrawal (20%) was the most frequently reported trigger for infantile/juvenile and mixed‐type GPP (15%) (P 
ISSN:0926-9959
1468-3083
DOI:10.1111/jdv.18103