Anti-TNF-Induced Psoriasis in a Pyoderma Gangrenosum Patient
JDD authors Atrin Toussi BS BA, Stephanie T. Le MD, Virgina R. Barton MD, Chelsea Ma MD, Michelle Y. Cheng MD, Andrea Sukhov MD, Reason Wilken MD, Forum Patel MD, Elizabeth Wang MD, and Emanual Maverakis MD present a case of a 60-year-old woman with recalcitrant pyoderma gangrenosum treated with adalimumab, who paradoxically developed psoriasis.
Introduction
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is …
JDD authors Atrin Toussi BS BA, Stephanie T. Le MD, Virgina R. Barton MD, Chelsea Ma MD, Michelle Y. Cheng MD, Andrea Sukhov MD, Reason Wilken MD, Forum Patel MD, Elizabeth Wang MD, and Emanual Maverakis MD present a case of a 60-year-old woman with recalcitrant pyoderma gangrenosum treated with adalimumab, who paradoxically developed psoriasis.
Introduction
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is … Continue reading "Anti-TNF-Induced Psoriasis in a Pyoderma Gangrenosum Patient"
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