Mina Amin, BS | MDedge

Risk for Appendicitis, Cholecystitis, or Diverticulitis in Patients With Psoriasis

Author:: Erica B. Lee, BS; Mina Amin, BS; Lewei Duan, MS; Alexander Egeberg, MD, PhD; Jashin J. Wu, MD

Psoriasis patients may be at an increased risk for gastrointestinal comorbidities including appendicitis, cholecystitis, or diverticulitis. The...

Author:: Erica B. Lee, BS; Mina Amin, BS; Tina Bhutani, MD; Jashin J. Wu, MD

Many new biologics are being studied for use in psoriasis. In this review, we evaluate and summarize findings about emerging biologic therapies...

Author:: Mina Amin, BS; Erica B. Lee, BS; Tina Bhutani, MD; Jashin J. Wu, MD

Psoriasis is associated with cardiovascular risk factors and myocardial infarction, but regular physical activity is known to decrease the risk of...

We applaud Kimball et al¹ on their report that adalimumab demonstrated clinical improvement in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (...

Currently, there is no widely accepted tool for assessing the severity of psoriasis in the clinical setting.1-5 Moreover, there is still a need...

Author:: Daniel J. No, BA; Mina Amin, BS; Alexander Egeberg, MD, PhD; Jashin J. Wu, MD

The cardiovascular comorbidities associated with psoriasis have been well documented; however, the mechanism by which psoriasis increases the risk...