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Nicholas Sucher

Diagnosis

psoriasis

Body Site

elbow arm

Age

50 years

Pigmentation

Organization

scattered

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric generalized, disseminated

Comments

This 50-year-old man developed diffuse psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and psoriatic nail changes shortly after starting peginterferon alfa-2a for Hepatitis C virus infection. Lesions improved as soon as the interferon was discontinuted.

Description

widespread red scaly plaques

Categories

papulosquamous eruptions

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9/28/2003 17:11:07

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