A Case of Arthropathic Psoriasis Associated with Ankylosing Spondylitis

• Published in: Skin research Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 73 - 80
• Main Authors: TSURUTA, Daisuke, TANIGUCHI, Shoji, YORIFUJI, Tokiko, KUTSUNA, Haruo, KAWAHIRA, Kazuhiro, KONO, Takeshi, HAMADA, Toshio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Meeting of Osaka Dermatological Association 1995
• Subjects: etretinate; HLA; HLA typing; psoriatic arthritis; UVB

A 48-year-old man with psoriatic arthropathy complicated with clinical feature of ankylosing spondylitis is reported. On admission, severe squamous and erythematous plaques partly with pustules were scattered on almost entire body. All nails were hypertrophic, clowdy and rough-surfaced. A painful sw...