Development of new-onset psoriasis while on anti-TNFα treatment [1]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1529-1530

  Matthews, C ^a   Rogers, S ^a   FitzGerald, O ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIERS; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 33750347283     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2005.040576     Document Type: Letter

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