Erythrodermic Flare-Up of Psoriasis with Uncontrolled, Undiagnosed Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report

Abstract

Erythrodermic psoriasis is a rare and life-threatening variant of psoriasis. Multiple triggering factors have been described, including emotional stress, alcohol consumption, medications, infections, less common phototherapy, photo chemotherapy, application of topical irritants, Sars-Cov 2 vaccine, HIV and hypocalcemia. In this paper we report the first case of a patient with a flare up of erythrodermic psoriasis whose only possible trigger was uncontrolled, undiagnosed diabetes mellitus. Psoriatic arthritis was concomitantly diagnosed. He was initially managed with supportive therapy, corticosteroids