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Published in final edited form as: Dermatol Clin. 2013 Jun 2;31(3):405–425. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2013.04.001

Table 3.

Diagnostic criteria for generalized pustular psoriasis⁸⁷

All 5 criteria must be met for diagnosis.
Systemic symptoms such as fever and general malaise are present Multiple, isolated non-infectious pustules are present in the flushed skin all over the body or over a wide area Kogoj’s spongiform pustules are histopathologically confirmed Some of the following laboratory test results are obtained during the clinical course ▪ Leukocytosis and shift to the left ▪ Precipitated ESR, positive C-reactive protein and high anti-streptolysin O antibody levels ▪ Increases in IgG or IgA ▪ Hypoproteinemia, hypocalcemia, etc Recurrence of the above-listed clinical and histological findings

All 5 criteria must be met for diagnosis.

Systemic symptoms such as fever and general malaise are present
Multiple, isolated non-infectious pustules are present in the flushed skin all over the body or over a wide area
Kogoj’s spongiform pustules are histopathologically confirmed
Some of the following laboratory test results are obtained during the clinical course
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  Leukocytosis and shift to the left
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  Precipitated ESR, positive C-reactive protein and high anti-streptolysin O antibody levels
- ▪
  Increases in IgG or IgA
- ▪
  Hypoproteinemia, hypocalcemia, etc
Recurrence of the above-listed clinical and histological findings