Because there's something wrong with my little cousin, and no one can figure out what it is. She's been to the hospital, and she's come up negative to almost all of the testing. And this is the only disease that actually makes sense. So, is it possible to have psoriasis on your face?

You sure can have psoriasis on your face. I have it on my face right now. However, it's more likely for it to pop up - rather than on the middle of a cheek or forehead - around crevices and joints: the backs of the ears, the scalp, the hairline, knees and elbows. So I sort of hesitate to say that the face would be the first place it would appear. Psoriasis is also often rather itchy; is she itchy? It could also be eczema; the two diseases are very similar. She's tested negative for impetigo?

Did she recently have a strep throat infection? I broke out with psoriasis as a baby after a strep infection and have had it my whole life - 22 years. I was covered with psoriasis as a kid, head to foot, flakey red spots, like polka-dots. Mom had to constantly soak me in oatmeal and comb the flakes out of my hair and rub me down with tar and Vaseline. But it's gotten much better over the years.

Best luck. If she does have psoriasis, it's really no big deal. Just put a thick lotion like Eucerin on the spots regularly, and don't wash her with real hot water (that dries out the skin). Maybe she has shingles. Its possible and the disease would create typical skin irritation patterns esp. around the mouth and on the eye lids.