Medical name for bacterial psoriasis infection in buttocks
Moderator: talkhealth
- talkhealth
- Posts: 1782
- Joined: Thu Nov 04, 2010 3:29 pm
Medical name for bacterial psoriasis infection in buttocks
Hello experts - we have been asked to post a question by one of our psoraisis site visitors. If you are able to provide this chap with any help we would be grateful - we can then contact him with some feedback.
Hi, Do you know what the proper medical name is for a bacterial psoriasis infection in the buttock area of my body? I suffer from psoriasis and I had a bad infection in this area, had antibiotics/ointment. I work in a warm working environment could this have triggered the infection? Thanks.
Hi, Do you know what the proper medical name is for a bacterial psoriasis infection in the buttock area of my body? I suffer from psoriasis and I had a bad infection in this area, had antibiotics/ointment. I work in a warm working environment could this have triggered the infection? Thanks.
- Dr Anton Alexandroff
- Posts: 435
- Joined: Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:11 am
Re: Medical name for bacterial psoriasis infection in buttoc
Hello
there is no special name for a bacterial psoriasis infection because psoriasis is not triggered by infection. But lesions of psoriasis is often colonised by staphiloccocus aureus infection, which usually does not affect psoriasis itself. However, because of the location I wonder if you may have hidradenitis suppurativa which is in simple terms a form of acne which affects skin folds. How long did you have symptoms?
and yes, if this area is warm and occluded it is more likely to become infected.
there is no special name for a bacterial psoriasis infection because psoriasis is not triggered by infection. But lesions of psoriasis is often colonised by staphiloccocus aureus infection, which usually does not affect psoriasis itself. However, because of the location I wonder if you may have hidradenitis suppurativa which is in simple terms a form of acne which affects skin folds. How long did you have symptoms?
and yes, if this area is warm and occluded it is more likely to become infected.
Dr Anton Alexandroff
Consultant Dermatologist, Honorary Senior Lecturer & BSF spokesperson - FRCP, CCT (Derm), PhD, FRSM, FAAD
http://www.talkhealthpartnership.com/on ... ndroff.php
Consultant Dermatologist, Honorary Senior Lecturer & BSF spokesperson - FRCP, CCT (Derm), PhD, FRSM, FAAD
http://www.talkhealthpartnership.com/on ... ndroff.php