Treatment of pustular psoriasis with granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis

We studied the efficacy of granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis in 2 patients with pustular psoriasis, one localized, the other generalized. Treatment with granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis resulted in remarkable clearing of the skin lesions, suggesting that this therapy is a va...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 329 - 332
Main Authors:	Kanekura, Takuro, Yoshii, Noriko, Yonezawa, Tomokazu, Kawabata, Hisashi, Saruwatari, Hiroshi, Kanzaki, Tamotsu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01-08-2003 Elsevier
Subjects:	Biological and medical sciences Bullous diseases of the skin Dermatology Female Granulocytes Humans Leukapheresis - instrumentation Leukapheresis - methods Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Monocytes Psoriasis - pathology Psoriasis - therapy Psoriasis. Parapsoriasis. Lichen Case study Human Skin disease Pustular psoriasis Treatment Monocyte Apheresis Pustulosis dermatosis Granulocyte
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Summary:	We studied the efficacy of granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis in 2 patients with pustular psoriasis, one localized, the other generalized. Treatment with granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis resulted in remarkable clearing of the skin lesions, suggesting that this therapy is a valuable tool for treating patients with intractable skin diseases attributable to activated granulocytes. We present detailed descriptions of these patients and this novel therapy.
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ISSN:	0190-9622 1097-6787
DOI:	10.1067/S0190-9622(03)00795-3