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UNDERSTAND THE
IMPACT OF GPP

Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is a rare, chronic, neutrophilic skin disease characterized by widespread eruptions of sterile pustules and erythematous skin that can occur with or without systemic inflammation.1-4  The IL-36 pathway plays a key role in the pathogenesis of GPP, leading to the characteristic signs and symptoms of the disease.2,5
This website can help you learn about the underlying causes of GPP and understand why it is different from plaque psoriasis.2,3

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IL-36=interleukin-36.

REFERENCES

  1. Strober B, Kotowsky N, Medeiros R, et al. Unmet medical needs in the treatment and management of generalized pustular psoriasis flares: evidence from a survey of Corrona registry dermatologists. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2021;11(2):529-541. doi:10.1007/s13555-021-00493-0

  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. Akiyama M, Takeichi T, McGrath JA, Sugiura K. Autoinflammatory keratinization diseases: an emerging concept encompassing various inflammatory keratinization disorders of the skin. J Dermatol Sci. 2018;90(2):105-111. doi:10.1016/j.jdermsci.2018.01.012

  5. Johnston A, Xing X, Wolterink L, et al. IL-1 and IL-36 are dominant cytokines in generalized pustular psoriasis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017;140(1):109-120. doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2016.08.056

  6. Ly K, Beck KM, Smith MP, Thibodeaux Q, Bhutani T. Diagnosis and screening of patients with generalized pustular psoriasis. Psoriasis (Auckl). 2019;9:37-42. doi:10.2147/PTT.S181808