Severity
GPP is a rare and severe type of psoriasis. It can be fatal and in some cases has driven patients to intensive burn units. An article published in Pediatric Dermatology said, “The GPP pattern is as an acute, episodic, and potentially life-threatening form of psoriasis.”
There is no cure-all treatment for GPP, and as such, the mortality rate is high. Ryan and Baker observed 155 patients with GPP, 106 of which were followed up with. 26 of those 106 died as a result of the psoriasis or the treatment. Their data gives a 25% mortality rate.
There are many cases where GPP has been treated or reduced to a manageable level, but the treatments vary depending on the specific factors of each case.
Read more about this topic: Generalized Pustular Psoriasis
Famous quotes containing the word severity:
“No severity of punishment deters when detection is uncertain, as it always must be.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
“In compassionate men, severity is a virtue.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“When the severity of the law is to be softened, let pity, not bribes, be the motive.”
—Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616)