Successful treatment of recalcitrant palmoplantar psoriasis with efalizumab

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1131-1134

  Colsman, A ^b   Carrascosa, J M ^c   Ferrandiz, C ^c   Simon, J C ^a,b  

^a Klinik für Dermatologie Venerologie und Allergologie ^*  (Germany)

^b Klinik fur Dermatologie Venerologie und Allergologie   (Germany)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CALCIPOTRIOL; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; EFALIZUMAB; ETRETIN; FUMARIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PSORALEN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULOSIS PALMOPLANTARIS; PUVA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS;

EID: 49649104275     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02535.x     Document Type: Letter

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