Harrison Nguyen, MD, MBA, MPH

Panelists discuss how generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) profoundly impacts patients’ quality of life through physical pain, psychological distress, social isolation, and functional limitations, necessitating comprehensive support systems that address both medical management and psychosocial well-being.

Panelists discuss how the diagnosis and management of generalized pustular psoriasis present significant challenges due to its rarity, complex presentation, potentially life-threatening complications, limited treatment options, and the need for multidisciplinary care approaches.

Panelists discuss how clinical experience in diagnosing generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) requires recognizing its hallmark features of widespread sterile pustules on inflamed skin, distinguishing it from other pustular conditions, and understanding the genetic mutations and triggers that can precipitate this rare but potentially life-threatening form of psoriasis.

Panelists discuss how generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP), while rare, presents with distinctive widespread sterile pustules on erythematous skin, requires prompt medical intervention, and differs significantly from more common plaque psoriasis in its clinical presentation, triggers, and treatment approaches.