Why do some biologic agents induce psoriasis or psoriasiform lesions?

Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 168-169

  Laurindo, Ieda M M ^a   Scheinberg, Morton ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b AACD   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGIC FACTORS AND AGENTS ACTING ON THE IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLIXIMAB; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; RITUXIMAB; SUPERANTIGEN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR; USTEKINUMAB; ANTIBODY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; PUSTULOSIS PALMOPLANTARIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKIN INFECTION; VASCULITIS; YERSINIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; IMMUNOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; HUMANS; PSORIASIS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 45549094151     PISSN: 17458382     EISSN: 17458390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncprheum0738     Document Type: Review

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