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Rheological analysis of peripheral blood neutrophils in a patient with cutaneous and arthropathic psoriasis accompanying hypopyon‐iridocyclitis
Author(s) -
Iijima Shigeruko,
Iwata Mitsuru,
Otsuka Fujio
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1996.tb01081.x
Subject(s) - neutrophilia , hypopyon , medicine , psoriasis , psoriatic arthritis , peripheral blood , peripheral , dermatology , pathology , immunology , surgery , endophthalmitis
SUMMARY A 32 year old Japanese male has had several synchronized attacks of psoriatic arthritis and hypopyon‐iridocyclitis. During exacerbations, he has a leucocytosis with neutrophilia and elevated C‐reactive protein. Assessment for adhesiveness, aggregation and deformation of peripheral neutrophils revealed strikingly high ‘rheological activity’, whereas during periods of remission the activity was only slightly elevated above normal.