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Kim's reality (show) is rocked by skin spots. What could they be?
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Winner of the midyear Skinnies Award, "Reality TV's Most Real Moment" goes to Kim Kardashian, blind-sided by her diagnosis of psoriasis during an episode of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians." Mystified by an itchy eruption on her trunk and legs, she is told by her sister it might be "ringworm."
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Kim is itching for an answer. |
Her derm makes the call. |
Psoriasis, all right.
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Rather than a fungal infection, her dermatologist provides the accurate diagnosis, psoriasis, a common inflammatory condition. Though not contagious, psoriasis is triggered by genetic signals, and currently there is no cure. Kardashian gets a bit panicky, since her fortune and fame stem from beauty, exhibitionism and product endorsement. Can a skin-challenged Kim still sell Skechers?
Fortunately for Kardashian (and the global economy), her version of this condition is the guttate or "raindrop" pattern of psoriasis. This mildest and most treatable form sometimes results from bacterial infections, such as strep throat. The body's immune reaction to the germ causes the inflammatory lesions to appear on the skin. Guttate psoriasis usually responds to topical prescription cortisones, vitamin D creams and UV phototherapy. Compared to other forms of psoriasis, it is more likely to respond to these treatments and go into remission. So it's unlikely that Kim will end up shilling for psoriasis salves. Or that the show will be renamed "Keeping Up with the Kar-Rashians."
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