Psoriasis Developing De Novo During Hemodialysis
Authors: ELI A. FRIEDMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1979)

Letters and Correction1 January 1979Psoriasis Developing De Novo During HemodialysisELI A. FRIEDMAN, M.D., BARBARA G. DELANO, M.D.ELI A. FRIEDMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BARBARA G. DELANO, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-90-1-132_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Uncontrolled trials of dialytic therapy in psoriasis (1-3) have recently indicated remarkable improvement in skin lesions and well being. The rationale for beneficial peritoneal or hemodialysis in psoriasis is the extraction of "noxious exogenous or endogenous substance(s)" or, alternatively, "absorption of some beneficial substance from dialysis solution" (1). Because psoriasis is a disease that "in some patients may undergo spontaneous improvement . . ." (4) the effect, if any, of dialysis may be difficult to interpret. We report the case of a patient who, while undergoing effective and adequate maintenance hemodialysis, developed typical psoriasis.A 58-year-old married...References1. TWARDOWSKI Z, NOLPH K, RUBIN J, and ANDERSON P: Peritoneal dialysis for psoriasis. An uncontrolled study. Ann Intern Med 88:349-351, 1978 LinkGoogle Scholar2. BUSELMEIER T: Dialysis and psoriasis (letter). Ann Intern Med 88:842, 1978 LinkGoogle Scholar3. MUSTON H and CONCEICAO S: Remission of psoriasis during haemodialysis. Br Med J 1:480-481, 1978 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. VAN SCOTT E and FARBER E: Psoriasis in Dermatology in General Medicine. New York, McGraw Hill Book Company, 1971, p. 230 Google Scholar5. PEREZ G and OSTER J: A critical review of the role of dialysis in the treatment of liver disease, in The Kidney In Liver Disease, edited by Epstein M. New York, Elsevier North-Holland, Inc., 1978, pp. 325-336 Google Scholar6. PORT F, KROLL P, and SWARTZ R: The effect of hemodialysis on schizophrenia: a survey of patients with renal failure. Am J Psychiat 135:743-744, 1978 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ELI A. FRIEDMAN, M.D.; BARBARA G. DELANO, M.D.Affiliations: Department of Medicine Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY 11203 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byUstekinumab treatment in patients with psoriasis undergoing hemodialysisNew-onset psoriasis in a maintenance hemodialysis patientPsoriasis under haemodialysisLack of Antibodies to Legionella Pneumophila and Legionella Micdadei in Hemodialysis PatientsExtracorporeal systems for the treatment of psoriasisCutaneous Associations of Chronic Renal Failure and DialysisPeritoneal Dialysis for Psoriasis: A Controlled StudyFREDERICK C. WHITTIER, M.D., DAN H. EVANS, M.D., PHILIP C. ANDERSON, M.D., KARL D. NOLPH, M.D.Dialysis and Haemofiltration for Non-Renal ConditionsPrinciples of Dialysis.Hemofiltration treatment of psoriasisHemodialysis Therapy for PsoriasisDialysis for PsoriasisPsoriasis: Current advances in etiology and treatmentDialysis and PsoriasisALLEN R. NISSENSON, M.D., MARVIN J. RAPAPORT, M.D., ROBERT G. NARINS, M.D.Psoriasis During HemodialysisGUIDO O. PEREZ, M.D., JAMES R. OSTER, M.D., CARLOS A. VAAMONDE, M.D., KENNETH M. HALPRIN, M.D.Psoriasis and HemodialysisT. J. BUSELMEIER, M.D. 1 January 1979Volume 90, Issue 1Page: 132-132KeywordsLesionsMedical dialysisPsoriasis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1979 PDF downloadLoading ...