Psoriasis
Conference Coverage
Severe Psoriasis Linked to Doubled Diabetes Risk
Major Finding: New-onset, severe psoriasis doubled the risk for incident diabetes during a median of 6 years compared with people without...
Conference Coverage
Antimalarial Response in CLE Takes Time
Conference Coverage
Psoriasis Severity Linked to Tonsil Size
Major Finding: Patients with psoriasis had an odds ratio of 8.77 for having enlarged tonsils (grade 2 or greater), compared with healthy controls...
News
Anti-TNF Use Linked to Cardiovascular-Disease Drop in RA
Conference Coverage
Psoriasis Patients Still Going Unscreened for Heart Disease
Major Finding: Approximately 41% of psoriasis patients were screened for at least one of four risk factors for cardiovascular disease during...
News
Biologic Agents for RA Don't Appear to Raise Malignancy Risk
Major Finding: The incidence of malignancy was very low and comparable across the 3,615 patients who took biologic agents as monotherapy (0.64%),...
Commentary
The Psoriasis Plot Thickens [editorial]
Over the last several years dermatologists have become increasingly aware of a growing body of data suggesting that psoriasis is associated with...
Clinical Topics & News
Severe Psoriasis With Positive Tuberculosis Test and Treatment With Biologic Therapy: A Case Report
Psoriasis and tuberculosis (TB) are 2 conditions with high prevalence in the general population, often present simultaneously in the same patient...
Clinical Topics & News
Generalized Pustular Psoriasis of Zambusch: Case Report of Successful Disease Control With Cyclosporine and Etanercept
Generalized pustular psoriasis of Zambusch is a unique and challenging skin condition to successfully manage. Patients often encounter potentially...
Clinical Topics & News
Preliminary Study of the Efficacy and Tolerability of Combination Therapy With Calcipotriene Ointment 0.005% and Tacrolimus Ointment 0.1% in the Treatment of Stable Plaque Psoriasis
Calcipotriene ointment is widely used in the topical treatment of psoriasis, with tacrolimus ointment as an effective alternative in controlling...
Commentary
Neurofibromatosis Associated With Plaque-Type Psoriasis: Coincidental Occurrence or Casual Association? [letter]
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is a hereditary disorder commonly associated with cutaneous, neurologic, and orthopedic manifestations.