tinker77

I started noticing white spots on my skin just after new years of this year. I went to my doctor and he had mentioned that he figured it was tinea versicolor and suggested I use head and shoulders on my skin. I continued tanning during this time but noticed that my skin was worsening. 2-3 weeks later I then went into a walk in clinic to get a second opinion. This doctor suggested that I use Salsum Blue on my skin and to leave it on over night 1 to 2 nights and this would completely cure it. Once again I took the doctors advice. Still no results and to top it all off my plaque psoriasis had started showing up hugely all over my skin. Early in February I went back to my own doctor to get checked out. He figures now that it isn't Tinea Versicolor afterall and it's actually another form of Psoriasis. Doctors just **** me off sometimes especially when they misdiagnose (sp?). I was referred to a Dermatoligist just to make sure his assumption was correct. In the meantime I was told to stop tanning entirely and wait and see what the Dermatoligist had to say. I finally got in yesterday and he agreed with my doctor that it was in fact Guttate Psoriasis. Has anyone heard of this? I am to completely stop going to the tanning salon and to start going to the psoriasis clinic located in town to receive uvb treatment which I can't get in till March 31st. He also advised me to moistourize my skin and to not use my medicine prescribed to me for my psoriasis due to my skin being so bad. Doesn't the tanning salons have specific beds for psoriasis sufferers or beds that have the uvb lights? The only reason why I started going to the tanning salon was because of my psoriasis. Having a nice tan was just a bonus! Everything was going awesome for the first 3 months then boom. I'm just feeling frustrated not knowing who is correct and what the right decision is.

The owner of the tanning salon I use has been so supportive and understanding. She has been googling like crazy to find an alternative and suggestions for me. She also told me about this site. She actually mentioned emu oil. I just might check this out. Who knows right? I wonder if the reason why this new psoriasis started was because I was tanning at least 3 times a week. Tanning to much?

Has anyone else suffered from this specific type of psoriasis? **sigh** I feel better now after my long rant lol. Thanks for reading and take care!

SandiGirl

Guttate psoriasis. Small, drop-like lesions appear on the trunk, limbs, and scalp. Guttate psoriasis is most often triggered by bacterial infections. This type of psoriasis most often affects children and young adults. It appears as small, red bumps-the size of drops of water-on the skin. It usually appears suddenly, often several weeks after an infection such as strep throat. Antibiotics may be used to treat guttate psoriasis that is triggered by an infection. Guttate psoriasis usually responds to treatment and may gradually go away on its own. Many people who have an episode of guttate psoriasis may not have another one for many years. In adults who have plaque psoriasis, the appearance of the small droplike bumps of guttate psoriasis can be a sign that the disease is flaring up.

Yay! Hopefully it will go away on it's own.

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billable

I left this reply on your other post.

First of all, I am not a Dr., so none of this is medical advice. I suggest you do some research on the net. Here is a little info to get you started.

Guttate comes from the latin word gutta meaning drop. It is called Guttate psoriasis because the little red spots are shaped like teardrops.

The most common forms of psoriasis are related to problems with the immune system, but this type is thought to be from a streptococcal bacterial infection.

Try this link http://dermnetnz.org/scaly/guttate-psoriasis.html and check out the pictures. If this looks like you, chances are you need to listen to your doctor. If you have little spots that are normal skin color and simply do not tan, you may want to get a second opinion.

I have tanners come into my salon all the time with the sunspots that you described and arrest sunspot lotion works most of the time. If you have tinea versicolor, don't freak out. It is a otherwise harmless fungus that doesn't let UV light get through to your skin, so you don't tan under the infection. The only thing that gets rid of a fungus is antifungal medication. Athlete's foot treatments are better than shampoos imo. But the arrest is the best over the counter that I have seen.

Also, topical steroid creams can make a fungal infection worse, but will help to clear up guttate psoriasis.

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