Generalized Severe Plaque Psoriasis in an HIV Positive Patient – a Challenging Treatment

Autor: Chiriac Anca, Georgescu Rareș, Brzezinski Piotr, Stolnicu Simona
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 77-79 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2501-8132
DOI: 10.1515/jim-2017-0029
Popis: Psoriasis is a systemic chronic immune-mediated disorder, rarely reported in HIV-infected patients, in which the disease is more severe and debilitating. Response to treatment is modest, and skin diseases may profoundly affect the patients’ quality of life. Anti-psoriasis therapies have immunosuppressive effects and must be carefully recommended in HIV-infected patients. Moreover, the compliance of HIV patients diagnosed with psoriasis is low, and monitoring these patients is challenging. Herein we present a rare case of severe HIV-associated psoriasis with large plaques localized on the trunk, abdomen, limbs and plantar area in a non-compliant patient, with impaired renal and hepatic functions, dyslipidemia, and anemia, for whom the therapeutic approach was disappointing.
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