Infant with generalized pustular psoriasis who responded to cyclosporin A therapy
Infant with generalized pustular psoriasis who responded to cyclosporin A therapy
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对环孢素 A 治疗有反应的全身性脓疱型银屑病婴儿
DOI:
10.1111/1346-8138.12960
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发表时间:
2015
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通讯作者:
K. Matsunaga
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作者:
Masayuki Takahashi;M. Takeuchi;K. Matsunaga
of psoriasis vulgaris and four cases of psoriatic arthritis [PsA]) (aged 34–49 years; mean, 41.9) and six healthy male individuals (aged 34–43 years; mean, 39.0) participated in this study (P = 0.159, unpaired Student’s t-test). Topical treatment only, oral cyclosporin and biologics were applied for one, three and six cases of psoriasis, respectively: secukinumab for four cases, ustekinumab for one case and adalimumab for one case. NES was examined in the right middle finger nails by regularly measuring the shifting length of a scraped line at the edge of a nail cuticle. To eliminate seasonal variation, NES was analyzed during the snowy winter season in Hokkaido, Japan (from November 2014 to March 2015). Nail Psoriasis Severity Index (NAPSI) of the target nail and Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) were also evaluated. NES was 0.120 mm/day (range, 0.112–0.129) and 0.143 mm/day (range, 0.114–0.172)in healthy controls and psoriasis patients, respectively (P = 0.0032, unpaired Student’s t-test) (Fig. 1a). Clinical subtypes of psoriasis, treatments or PASI did not affect NES. There was no significant correlation between NES and NAPSI score (Fig. 1b) (R = 0.422). In this study, accelerated nail elongation in psoriasis patients is clearly shown when compared with that in healthy individuals. This finding can be essential for the evaluation of the therapeutic effect of nail psoriasis treatment. Arthritis resulting in joint destruction is an important symptom of psoriasis. Recent progress of psoriasis treatment using biologics, such as anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF), p40 subunit of interleukin (IL)-12/23 and IL-17 antibody, has made it possible to keep the arthritis under control or even improve. The involvement of scalp, nails and intergluteal skin is a significant risk factor for PsA. Increased serum TNF-a concentrations in nail psoriasis patients when compared with that in patients without nail involvement may be an indicator of the close correlation between PsA and nail psoriasis. While accelerated nail elongation has been suggested in psoriasis, to date, there has never been a detailed examination of NES in psoriasis. The present study revealed approximately 19% of NES acceleration in psoriasis as compared with age-matched healthy individuals. This result suggests that NES is potentially accelerated after psoriasis treatment. Therefore, we should not attribute the lack of clinical improvement of nail lesions to slow growth of nails, but rather to insufficient therapeutic effect. Further analysis is required to determine specific details of NES in psoriasis. Nail lesions, which can be related to a systemic inflammatory condition, should be considered very seriously as a useful clinical marker to evaluate any ongoing treatment.
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作者:
Wilson, Floranne C.;Icen, Murat;Crowson, Cynthia S.;Mcevoy, Marian T.;Gabriel, Sherine E.;Kremers, Hilal Maradit
通讯作者:
Kremers, Hilal Maradit