A challenging case of psoriasis flare-up after COVID-19 infection.

A challenging case of psoriasis flare-up after COVID-19 infection. J Dermatolog Treat. 2020 May 02;:1-6 Authors: Nasiri S, Araghi F, Tabary M, Gheisari M, Mahboubi-Fooladi Z, Dadkhahfar S Abstract The immunosuppressive drugs used for the treatment of psoriasis may affect the clinical presentation and outcome of COVID-19 infection. Herein, we report a 73-year-old male patient with severe psoriasis being treated with cyclosporine (CsA) 100mg daily plus methotrexate (MTX) 7.5 mg weekly (biologic treatment was not accessible) who experienced disease flare-up after the discontinuation of psoriasis treatment during COVID-19 infection. PMID: 32363967 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Dermatological Treatment - Category: Dermatology Tags: J Dermatolog Treat Source Type: research