RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Psoriasis Induced or Aggravated by Drugs
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 59
OP 61
DO 10.3899/jrheum.090227
VO 83
A1 FRANCO RONGIOLETTI
A1 CRISTINA FIORUCCI
A1 AURORA PARODI
YR 2009
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/83/59.abstract
AB Drug ingestion may result in exacerbation of preexisting psoriasis, induction of psoriatic lesions on clinically uninvolved skin in patients with psoriasis, or precipitation of the disease. In view of their relationship to psoriasis, therapeutic agents may be classified as follows: (1) drugs with strong evidence for a causal relationship to psoriasis including lithium, beta blockers, and synthetic antimalarial drugs; (2) drugs with considerable number of studies but insufficient data to support induction or aggravation of the disease; (3) drugs occasionally reported to be associated with aggravation or induction. While focusing on the most common causative agents for drug induced/aggravated psoriasis, we discuss the controversies about the relationship between drugs and psoriasis and report our own experience at the Section of Dermatology, University of Genoa.