Girl with psoriasis refuses to cover up and made a video to tell her story

Thousands of Irish children suffer from severe psoriasis, but Pearl Tier is not about to let the condition get her down, writes Helen O’Callaghan.

WHEN people stare at 10-year-old Pearl Tier, she turns around and asks what they’re looking at, before adding: ‘It’s not contagious, it’s only psoriasis. Google it — that’s if you can spell it!’

Pearl developed psoriasis just before her fifth birthday. It started with strep throat and within two days her whole body was covered. Admitted to Temple Street Children’s Hospital, the dermatologist knew immediately it was psoriasis.