Psoriasis induced by losartan therapy: A case report and review of the literature

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Lamba, Gurpreet ^a   Palaniswamy, Chandrasekar ^a   Singh, Tarunjit ^a   Shah, Dhaval ^a   Lal, Sonia ^a   Vinnakota, Ravi ^a   Charrow, Elliott J ^a   Forman, Leanne ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

angiotensin receptor blockers; losartan; psoriasis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; COAL TAR; GEMFIBROZIL; INSULIN; LOSARTAN; METFORMIN; METOPROLOL; NICOTINIC ACID;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OBESITY; PAPULAR RASH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; SELF MEDICATION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIMALARIALS; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; HUMANS; LITHIUM; LOSARTAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS;

EID: 79958022452     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: 15363686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3181c6c0c2     Document Type: Review

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