Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α blocking agents have revolutionized the treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Concerns remain about increased susceptibility to infection and onset of malignancies, and the use of TNF-α agents in patients with HIV infection or undergoing immunosuppressant treatment is debated. We report cases of severe plaque psoriasis in a patient with HIV infection and in a liver transplant recipient who were successfully treated with etanercept, an anti-TNF-α agent, without notable side-effects.
De Simone, C., Perino, F., Caldarola, G., D'agostino, M., Peris, K., Treatment of psoriasis with etanercept in immunocompromised patients: Two case reports, <<JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH>>, 2016; 44 (1_suppl): 67-71. [doi:10.1177/0300060515593250] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/92635]
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Titolo: | Treatment of psoriasis with etanercept in immunocompromised patients: Two case reports |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0300060515593250 |
URL: | http://imr.sagepub.com/content/by/year |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 |
Abstract: | Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α blocking agents have revolutionized the treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Concerns remain about increased susceptibility to infection and onset of malignancies, and the use of TNF-α agents in patients with HIV infection or undergoing immunosuppressant treatment is debated. We report cases of severe plaque psoriasis in a patient with HIV infection and in a liver transplant recipient who were successfully treated with etanercept, an anti-TNF-α agent, without notable side-effects. |
Lingua: | Inglese |
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Citazione: | De Simone, C., Perino, F., Caldarola, G., D'agostino, M., Peris, K., Treatment of psoriasis with etanercept in immunocompromised patients: Two case reports, <<JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH>>, 2016; 44 (1_suppl): 67-71. [doi:10.1177/0300060515593250] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/92635] |
Appare nelle tipologie: | Articolo in rivista, Nota a sentenza |