Generalized Severe Plaque Psoriasis in an HIV Positive Patient – a Challenging Treatment
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 immunosuppre...
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| author | Chiriac Anca Georgescu Rareș Brzezinski Piotr Stolnicu Simona |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-85ea5c7a8d7b4609a9cd94f1e99ee4292022-12-22T02:22:32ZengSciendoJournal of Interdisciplinary Medicine2501-81322017-03-0121777910.1515/jim-2017-0029jim-2017-0029Generalized Severe Plaque Psoriasis in an HIV Positive Patient – a Challenging TreatmentChiriac Anca0Georgescu Rareș1Brzezinski Piotr2Stolnicu Simona3Apollonia University, Department of Dermato-Physiology, Iași, RomaniaDepartment of Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, RomaniaDepartment of Dermatology, 6th Military Support Unit, Ustka, PolandDepartment of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, RomaniaPsoriasis 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.http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/jim.2017.2.issue-1/jim-2017-0029/jim-2017-0029.xml?format=INThuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)psoriasis |
| spellingShingle | Chiriac Anca Georgescu Rareș Brzezinski Piotr Stolnicu Simona Generalized Severe Plaque Psoriasis in an HIV Positive Patient – a Challenging Treatment Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) psoriasis |
| title | Generalized Severe Plaque Psoriasis in an HIV Positive Patient – a Challenging Treatment |
| title_full | Generalized Severe Plaque Psoriasis in an HIV Positive Patient – a Challenging Treatment |
| title_fullStr | Generalized Severe Plaque Psoriasis in an HIV Positive Patient – a Challenging Treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Generalized Severe Plaque Psoriasis in an HIV Positive Patient – a Challenging Treatment |
| title_short | Generalized Severe Plaque Psoriasis in an HIV Positive Patient – a Challenging Treatment |
| title_sort | generalized severe plaque psoriasis in an hiv positive patient a challenging treatment |
| topic | human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) psoriasis |
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