Is This Plaque Psoriasis?

Thank you! I'm ok i guess. I'm glad it's not Psoriasis, but at that same time it being warts is hard. They had to liquid nitrogen 13 different spots and every spot on my hands(12 of them) blistered and broke open. It's been very painful and I keep accidentally smacking my hands on things or crushing them with groceries which in turn breaks them back open or causes my skin to rip. I tried bandaids but they would rip them too and then I tried wearing cloth gloves which was a mistake because they ripped them bad too. And it's bad enough with the hs because it constantly leaks and no matter how many times a day I shower or what Deodorant I put on it always smells because one of my worst spots is my armpit and on top of the hs i constantlyhave a bacterial infection that never seems to go away in all of my HS spots(6 of them). So on top of the leaking and smelling of the hs, now I have the leaking from the warts on my fingers. I live with friends and my friends daughter comes and stays sometimes so I give her my room and she came last night, saw I had the warts and I guess got weirded out and left. So it just makes me feel like a lepre. So it's very hard. And I can't take rhe humira until the warts are gone which could be upto 6 months and I can't see my derm again until March.

Oh , I'm sorry you've been left feeling this way. It's horrible when it feels like people don't want to be around us. Unfortunately, I think a lot of people with psoriasis have been made to feel this way at once point or another as well. Did your dermatologist say how long it might take for the warts to go away with this treatment? The splitting open must be so painful, and I can understand how the leaking would be particularly distressing, given your experiences with the HS. I remember the lady on that TV show that I mentioned before had really severe HS affecting her armpits. It must be so uncomfortable and painful. Do you use a medicated wash at all? I seem to be prone to "regular" boils and was recommended Hibiscrub/HibicIens to use. We're all different but it does seem to help.

I did wonder if the warts would impact whether you could start on the Humira or not. What a pain to have all of this going on at once. I really feel for you. Are you noticing any effects of the steroid shots yet? Sending big hugs! -Catherine, Community Moderator

Turns out it's not Psoriasis at all and it's actually warts. So she sprayed 13 different spots with liquid nitrogen. It's very painful. The mole turned out to be nothing. She won't start the Humira until the warts are gone so my next appointment is in March.

, It's good it's not psoriasis. I am going to assume that the sprays get rid of the warts. Liquid nitrogen freezes your skin right? That sounds painful. March is not too far away, but far enough. Do you have to do anything special to keep the warts away right now? Keep in touch and let us know how you are doing. Diane (Team Member)

not sure you are aware but steroid cream cannot be taken long term because it thins the skin out too much. Glad you will be starting the Humira. Hope it helps you. Vickie, Team Member

I went to the Dermatologist today and at first she said she didn't think it's was Psoriasis since it's only on my joints, but then she brought in the head Dermatologist and he said it definitely could be Psoriasis. So they did a punch biopsy and I'll get the results on November 8th.