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What Causes Red Lesions All Over The Body?

Posted on Wed, 12 Oct 2016

Question: My nephew has joint pain all over his body and red lesions all over his body as well as lesions on his scalp
This sounds like an auto-immune condition to me. What do you think? He did not know the name of the medication his doctor had prescribed but the dermatologist gave him a cream for his crusty scalp and red lesions on his body.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (42 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
He is having psoriatic arthritis

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case. Your nephew is having psoriatic arthritis.In this there is joint pain associated with skin lesions specially on scalp.Joint pain is more in hand. I have following suggestions for you.
1.He needs to be treated by both skin specialist and orthopaedic doctor team.
2.For joint pain he need to take tablet HCQ 200 mg twice daily. Short course of steroid can also be given.
3.For scalp lesion need Betamethasone cream.
I hope these steps will be helpful for you.Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (2 hours later)

Thank you for your reply. Can you speculate about whether stress or environmental factors or genetic predisposition might have brought this on?
Thank you

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (21 hours later)

Brief Answer:
yes it is combination of all these

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
There is no scientific evidence about cute of psoriatic arthropathy. But all genetic, environmental and stress can be contributing. You need to continue treatment all the time and do not stopped in between.
thanks

Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar