Psoriatic Arthritis
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Patients taking TNF inhibitors can safely receive Zostavax
ATLANTA – Investigators found no confirmed varicella infection cases at 6 weeks.
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AAD-NPF Pediatric psoriasis guideline advises on physical and mental care
Topics in this guideline for pediatric psoriasis include systemic and topical treatments, management of comorbidities, and quality of life.
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Observational secukinumab data reflect clinical trial results in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis
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New psoriatic patients may have lower serious infection risk with IL-12/23 inhibition
Patients new to biologics had fewer serious infections with an interleukin-12/23 inhibitor than they did with TNF inhibitors.
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Psoriatic Arthritis Types and Disease Pattern
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Severe psoriasis associated with increased cancer risk, mortality
Since these were associations only, any underlying mechanism is still unclear, the authors wrote.
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Signs and Symptoms of Psoriatic Arthritis
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No infection increase seen with biologics in older psoriasis patients
MADRID – “We really think that older patients should be offered treatments at the same level of disease control as all the rest of our psoriasis...
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Serlopitant improves psoriatic itch in phase 2 study
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From the Journals
Liver abnormalities, disease common in patients with psoriatic arthritis
Patients for whom monitoring of liver function tests is recommended include those with high body mass index, daily alcohol intake, high damaged...
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Ankylosing spondylitis, axial PsA may be two different diseases
“Our study suggests that axial PsA and AS with psoriasis seem to be two different diseases with different genetics, demographics, and disease...