Hey out there,
I'm new here, but I have been looking around the net for quite a while trying to find information about what is known about respiratory problems and the appearance of psoriasis. I developed what my doctors said they believed was psoriasis back when I was 7 or so, it most closely resembled the plaque form. My psoriasis first appeared as a single sore on my neck about the size of a teaspoon head. I then developed sores the size of my fingernails around it down to my chest, and when those had flared for a few weeks and then started to heal, I noticed another quarter-sized sore popping up on my shoulder which also developed a few smaller sores around it. My sores were tender and pink and flaky but never itched. I never had any huge patches of close together sores, and they appeared all over on my chest, back, stomach, arms & legs. I never developed any on my hands feet or scalp. The interesting correlation I have noted is that I was born prematurely, and was predisposed to many chronic respiratory problems. I litterally came down with bronchitis Every fall/winter of my life until only last year. The year I was diagnosed with psoriasis I had been experiencing an unusual amount of family stresses and my bronchitis had gone into mild pneumonia as well. I never made the connection between the two conditions until last year when for some reason I did not come down with my usual bronchitis. This winter is nearly over as well, and it will be the second year I did not have some type of respiratory infection. Curiously enough, sometime between now and last year my psoriasis has also been gone. My dermotologist now says my condition may not have been psoriasis afterall, because of how rare it is for the disease to go away completely.
I was particularly wondering if anyone else has noticed this correlation in their own experience, or if anyone knows any more about how repiratory problems and psoriasis are related. I'd be happy to hear anything about your experiences or what you have heard from other doctors.
Thanks a lot!!!!!!