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Test your knowledge of GPP

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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF GPP

How much do you know about Generalized Pustular Psoriasis (GPP)? Take this quiz to find out.

1. GPP IS A RARE, NEUTROPHILIC SKIN DISEASE CHARACTERISED BY EPISODES OF WIDESPREAD ERUPTIONS OF[1-3]

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GPP is characterised by the widespread eruption of painful, sterile pustules that appear all over the body. These pustules can occur with or without systemic inflammation.2,3

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GPP is characterised by the widespread eruption of painful, sterile pustules that appear all over the body. These pustules can occur with or without systemic inflammation.2,3

2. WHICH OF THESE IS NOT A TRIGGER OF GPP?

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Stress, infections, and certain medications are all triggers of GPP.4 Acute myocardial events are not.

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Stress, infections, and certain medications are all triggers of GPP.4 Acute myocardial events are not.

3. WHICH OF THESE CAN BE A SYMPTOM OF A GPP FLARE?

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Pustules, itching, burning sensation, and fever are all symptoms of GPP flares.4,5

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Pustules, itching, burning sensation, and fever are all symptoms of GPP flares.4,5

4. GPP FLARES ALWAYS OCCUR IN CONJUNCTION WITH PLAQUE PSORIASIS.

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GPP flares can occur with or without Plaque Psoriasis.2

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GPP flares can occur with or without Plaque Psoriasis.2

REFERENCES

  1. Choon SE, Lebwohl MG, Marrakchi S, et al. Study protocol of the global Effisayil 1 phase II, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of spesolimab in patients with generalized pustular psoriasis presenting with an acute flare. BMJ Open. 2021;11(3):e043666. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043666

  2. Navarini AA, Burden AD, Capon F, et al; for the ERASPEN Network. European consensus statement on phenotypes of pustular psoriasis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2017;31(11):1792-1799. doi:10.1111/jdv.14386 

  3. Benjegerdes KE, Hyde K, Kivelevitch D, Mansouri B. Pustular psoriasis: pathophysiology and current treatment perspectives. Psoriasis (Auckl). 2016;6:131-144. doi:10.2147/PTT.S98954 

  4. Strober B, Kotowsky N, Medeiros RA, et al. Patient-reported outcomes from a large, North American-based cohort highlight a greater disease burden for generalized pustular psoriasis versus plaque psoriasis: real-world evidence from the Corrona Psoriasis Registry. Poster presented at: American Academy of Dermatology Virtual Meeting Experience; April 23-25, 2021. 

  5. Skalicky A, Rentz A, Esser D, Thoma C, Gloede T. Symptom experience of patients with generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP). Value in Health. 2020;23(suppl 1):S345. Abstract: PRO89. doi:10.1016/j.jval.2020.04.1310