'Stress is a common trigger for psoriasis, and with so much uncertainty happening, my flare-ups came right back. 'All hell broke loose in the world-and inside of me, as I’m sure it did for so many other people amid this pandemic,' she wrote. In her twenties, LeAnn found a treatment to control the skin condition, and went 16 years without a flare-up. So she would wear jeans and long-sleeved clothing onstage during heat waves to cover her flare-ups. And certainly not when I signed my first record deal at 11.' She tried steroid creams and other medications, but nothing seemed to work. 'These weren’t the days when there were commercials about psoriasis on TV or open discussions about skin conditions. By the time I was six, about 80% of my body was covered in painful red spots-everything but my hands, feet, and face,' LeAnn wrote. Located at the northwest coast of Curaao, the beach is ideal for swimmers with. 'I was only two years old when I was diagnosed with psoriasis. With its clear turquoise water, waving palm trees and white sandy beach, Cas Abao is a true paradise. The country music star also opened up about having psoriasis as a child. As LeAnn described, the condition is lifelong, and often manifests in flare-ups triggered by stress.
It affects 2 to 3% of the global population, and 8 million Americans, according to the National Psoriasis Foundation.
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disorder that causes the body to produce new skin cells in a matter of days instead of weeks, so excess skin cells build up in thick, scaly patches called plaques.