title: Deep vein thrombosis and lung cancer in a patient with psoriasis under anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment: a case study.
abstract: We describe a case of a patient with severe generalized psoriasis treated with etanercept, who developed deep vein thrombosis and 1 year later developed solid lung cancer. Anti-tumor necrosis factor therapies have been a powerful addition to the therapy of psoriasis; nevertheless, the treatment might be associated with adverse events, such as venous thromboembolism or malignancies. Available data regarding these specific adverse reactions are rather conflictive; therefore, more observational studies and registry reports for long-term risk assessment are needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Faculty and Teaching Hospital, Pilsen, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Iva
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tatarkova
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cetkovska
keywords: deep vein thrombosis; etanercept; lung cancer