Open AccessSubacute thyroiditis in psoriasis patients treated with biologics targeting tumor necrosis factor‐α and interleukin‐17A, a report of two cases
Author(s) -
Nakamura Kouki,
Kamata Masahiro,
Sato Shinichi,
Asano Yoshihide
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous immunology and allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.127
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2574-4593
DOI - 10.1002/cia2.12093
Subject(s) - medicine , psoriasis , thyroiditis , ultrasonography , tumor necrosis factor α , tumor necrosis factor alpha , subacute thyroiditis , thyroid , interleukin , interleukin 6 , radiology , pathology , dermatology , inflammation , cytokine
We report the first case of psoriasis patient who developed subacute thyroiditis during anti‐interleukin‐17 therapy. Ultrasonography of thyroid gland detected increased size with heterogeneous hypoechogenicity in both lobes on longitudinal section (Left panel, The distance between each dot is 1 cm). Cross section with color Doppler demonstrated substantial avascularity (Right panel).