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Successful ustekinumab treatment of noninfectious uveitis and concomitant severe psoriatic arthritis and plaque psoriasis
Author(s) -
Mugheddu Cristina,
Atzori Laura,
Del Piano Maria,
Lappi Astrid,
Pau Monica,
Murgia Severino,
Zucca Ignazio,
Rongioletti Franco
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/dth.12527
Subject(s) - medicine , ustekinumab , psoriatic arthritis , psoriasis , concomitant , dermatology , tumor necrosis factor alpha , uveitis , plaque psoriasis , adalimumab , arthritis , immunology
We report the first successful treatment of noninfectious uveitis with ustekinumab in a patient with severe concomitant psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis who failed to respond to conventional immune suppressants and with contraindications to tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors.