Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Hep B screening urged before TNF-alpha inhibitor therapy

(HealthDay) -- All patients with psoriasis should be screened for hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis B core antibody prior to the initiation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor therapy, according to research published ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study compares effectiveness of biologics in psoriasis treatment

(HealthDay)—For patients with psoriasis, ustekinumab has the highest effectiveness over five years of treatment and adalimumab and ustekinumab more often reach a 75 percent reduction in Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) ...

Inflammatory disorders

Adalimumab relieves hidradenitis suppurativa

(HealthDay)—For patients with moderate-to-severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a chronic skin disease characterized by painful abscesses, nodules, and draining fistulas in the axilla and groin, treatment with once-weekly ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Drug-induced lupus seen with adalimumab treatment

(HealthDay)—In a case report published online Feb. 12 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, drug-induced lupus erythematosus (DILE) is described in a patient taking adalimumab for psoriasis.

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