Psoriasis in a patient with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
A 20-year-old woman had polyarticular-onset type of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with a chronic and destructive course since 6 years of age. She had developmental retardation, deformity and disability. Asymptomatic erythematous scaly plaques developed on the trunk. A skin biopsy specimen revealed psoriasis. This is the first report of psoriasis developing in a patient with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
Kono
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T
Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan.
Ishii
M
M
Taniguchi
S
S
Negoro
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N
D000328:Adult; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D015535:Arthritis, Psoriatic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology