New-onset psoriasis is extremely rare in hemodialysis (HD) patients, and several trials of dialysis therapies (HD and peritoneal dialysis) in psoriasis have indicated remarkable improvement in skin lesions and well-being even in patients without renal impairment. We describe a patient who developed severe psoriasis despite undergoing chronic maintenance hemodialysis for 5 years and was treated successfully with oral cyclosporin A.
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Front Immunol
January 2025
Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Biological drugs are extensively used to treat various inflammatory diseases, including psoriasis, atopic dermatitis (AD), and rheumatoid arthritis. While generally effective and safe, these therapies have been increasingly associated with secondary development of vitiligo, especially with anti-TNF α and anti-IL17 drugs. Dupilumab, an IL-4 receptor alpha antagonist used in moderate to severe AD, rarely induces vitiligo.
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Department of Ophthalmology, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
To investigate for the risk of uveitis among such patients. A retrospective cohort study utilized the TriNetX database and recruited pediatric autoimmune patients diagnosed between January 1st 2004 and December 31st 2022. The non-autoimmune cohort were randomly selected control patients matched by sex, age, and index year.
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Department of Pharmacy, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 138 Tongzipo Road, YueLu District, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China.
Psoriasis is an uncommon immune-mediated adverse event linked to nivolumab, and its clinical characteristics remain inadequately defined. This study aims to investigate the clinical features and patterns of nivolumab-induced psoriasis, providing insights for the identification and management of this condition. Case reports and case series of nivolumab related psoriasis were gathered by searching Chinese and English databases for retrospective analysis until June 30, 2024.
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Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Yoshida Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
Background: The safety profile of high doses of tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) therapy for cancer risk in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) remains uncertain. We evaluated the risk of cancer development in patients with IMIDs exposed to standard and high doses of TNFi compared with those never exposed to TNFi.
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Division of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada.
Exposure to certain drugs can trigger new-onset psoriasis or flaring of existing psoriatic disease. The clinical presentation of drug-induced psoriasis can vary, and although there are features suggestive of drug-induced psoriasis, there are currently no standardized criteria to differentiate it from conventional psoriasis. Patients may present with localized psoriasiform plaques, or variants such as palmoplantar, nail disease, or widespread erythroderma.
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