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Could this be psoriasis on my feet?? Pics included.

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MHA65 · 12/04/2021 18:03

I have had these little flare up spots for a number of years now and have not really paid them much attention. They start off like little red pustules, then slowly turn orange and flaky. They can be sore and/or itchy if they are in an awkward place...but are only ever on the bottom of my feet (actually - possibly starting on my fingers recently.) The reason why I wondered about psoriasis is that I am currently being investigated for a related condition, and if it is psoriasis then the other condition is more likely to be what I think it is. Can anyone tell from these pics if it is/could be psoriaisis? And can you get it in only a couple of very specific places on the body??

Could this be psoriasis on my feet?? Pics included.
Could this be psoriasis on my feet?? Pics included.
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ChrissyHynde · 12/04/2021 18:05

I have very similar in the arches of my feet. Never treat them , don't seem to bother me except the odd scratch !

DelphiniumBlue · 12/04/2021 18:05

Looks like pustular eczema to me, but I am not a doctor, or even medically trained.

Rubytinsleslippers · 12/04/2021 18:06

It looks like the same thing I get on my hands. It's a type of eczema and it flares up now and again. Hand sanitizer has made it worse. I get betnovate prescribed and it helps but doesn't stop it returning.

Northernsoullover · 12/04/2021 18:08

Its pompholyx (dyshidrotic (sp?) excema). I have it on my feet. It can be really itchy.

LotsoTheStrawberryBear · 12/04/2021 18:08

I get that on my feet been told its eczema, though I find it much less itchy than my eczema on the rest of my body. My usual steroid creams work on it

DeeplyMovingExperience · 12/04/2021 18:16

It looks to me like a form of psoriasis known as PPP (psoriasis palmoplantar pustulosis). It's a bit of a bugger, but being auto-immune it's more a case of therapeutic treatment. Good luck with it.

dermnetnz.org/topics/palmoplantar-pustulosis/

DeeplyMovingExperience · 12/04/2021 18:19

These kind of skin conditions are often misdiagnosed and/or mistreated because it's a highly specialist area. The prescribing nurse at my local GP was adamant it was a fungal infection. She refused to listen and was actually a bit of a pain in the arse.

I eventually went privately to a consultant dermatologist after 3 years of being messed about. Since diagnosis I have found ways to live with it.

itsgettingwierd · 12/04/2021 18:22

@Northernsoullover

Its pompholyx (dyshidrotic (sp?) excema). I have it on my feet. It can be really itchy.
Was going to suggest this.

I get it really badly in my hands and sometimes in my feet.

Although since using hand gel like my hands are alcoholic it's disappeared Confused

MHA65 · 12/04/2021 19:14

Thanks everyone for comments....having googled the suggestions made here it looks like the eczema and PPP present very similarly so will be intersting trying to get a diagnosis!

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