PMID: 29469785Feb 23, 2018Paper

Pemphigus foliaceus worsened by drugs in a patient with psoriasis, responding to adalimumab

Dermatology Online Journal
Jimena Sanz-BuenoFrancisco Javier Vicente-Martín

Abstract

Pemphigus foliaceus is a blistering autoimmune disease related to the production of autoantibodies against desmoglein 1. We present a patient with psoriasis and pemphigus foliaceus aggravated by enalapril and amlodipine intake, with successful response of both conditions to adalimumab therapy.

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