Towards rational treatment of severe psoriasis in alcoholics: report of two cases.
Alcoholism is a risk factor in the worsening of psoriasis. The authors present two cases of flared severe psoriasis in alcoholic patients showing dramatic improvement of their skin disease using treatments directed towards correcting abnormalities commonly found as sequelae of alcoholism such as endotoxin production, low serum magnesium levels and elevated plasma homocysteine levels.
Aronson
Peter J
PJ
Department of Dermatology and Syphilology, Wayne State University, Dearborn, MI 48124, USA. paronson@med.wayne.edu
Malick
Farah
F
D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006710:Homocysteine / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency / Q000209:etiology; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
D006710:Homocysteine