psoriasis/fever

Patients with Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) have a high prevalence of psoriasis. We report here the case of a 55-year-old Caucasian man with FMF and psoriasis. At presentation, the patient had a Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) score of 14.6 with 25% body-surface area (BSA) involvement and

The effectiveness of commercially available, chemically generated, topical exothermic pads that elevate skin surface temperature from 42 to 43 degrees C was stressed in 22 patients with psoriasis. Control sites were treated with conventional modalities such as Goeckerman's regimen, as well as with

We present a case of a 63-year old man with severe chronic plaque psoriasis and a recent history of lung cancer, wherein fever appeared suddenly after initiation of treatment with low dose acitretin. Tumor recurrence or infection was not found during extensive examinations, nevertheless the patient

Psoriasis is a skin disease characterized by accelerated growth and loss of the normal maturation pattern of the epidermis. It represents a model to study the application of localized heating to a hyperproliferative but benign superficial skin disease. Thermal distributions in psoriatic plaques

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a self-limited disease characterized by fever and polyserositis attacks. Arthritis caused by synovitis is either in acute monoarthritis or chronic mono-oligoarthritis form, usually affecting the lower extremities. Another potential but rare form of involvement

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a rare hereditary autoinflammatory disorder that is caused by pyrin gene mutation associated with aberrance of the interleukin (IL)-1β pathway and characterized by recurrent, self-limiting attacks of fever and other inflammatory symptoms. We report a case of FMF

OBJECTIVE Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a periodic fever syndrome caused by MEFV mutations. FMF may be associated with psoriasis in some cases. The prevalence of psoriasis in the normal Turkish population is 0.42%. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of psoriasis among FMF patients and

An eight week trial, involving superficial hyperthermia delivered biweekly via simple water bath immersion, was tested for its ability to clear mild to moderate psoriatic lesions. Seven patients were treated and three cases rapidly improved. In the remaining patients, the treatment frequency was