A 42-year-old woman with a 12-year history of plaque psoriasis on her elbows and knees develops sudden onset of widespread small erythematous papules on her trunk and proximal arms following an upper respiratory tract infection. Which clinical feature best distinguishes this acute eruption (guttate psoriasis) from her chronic plaque psoriasis?

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