• Title of article

    biological treatment for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis?

  • Author/Authors

    Olszewska, Barbara Department of Dermatology - Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland , Adamski, Zygmunt Department of Dermatology - Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland , Czarnecka-Operacz, Magdalena Department of Dermatology - Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland

  • Pages
    7
  • From page
    231
  • To page
    237
  • Abstract
    Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects approximately 2–3% of the world’s population. Although the cutaneous manifestations of the disease are the most prevalent, psoriasis is also associated with a systemic inflammation and various co-morbidities linked with autoinflammatory processes. One of those processes is psoriatic arthritis, an inflammatory, seronegative spondyloarthropathy that develops in 13.8–30% of psoriatic patients at some point of their lives. Over the past 15 years the therapeutic options for severe and generalized psoriasis have broadened immensely with the introduction of biological agents to everyday practice. We present a quick overview of current biological therapies in the treatment of psoriasis and prospects for forthcoming advancements in biological treatment.
  • Keywords
    psoriasis , biological treatment , biologics , psoriatic arthritis
  • Journal title
    Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postȩpy Dermatologii i Alergologii
  • Serial Year
    2018
  • Record number

    2623433