The use of ustekinumab in a patient with severe psoriasis and positive HBV serology

• Main Authors: Raquel Bissacotti Steglich (Author), Luana Pizarro Meneghello (Author), André Vicente Esteves de Carvalho (Author), Hugo Cheinquer (Author), Fernanda Melo Muller (Author), Flávia Pereira Reginatto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory, immune-mediated disease that affects 1% to 2% of the world's population. Immunobiological medications are prescribed for certain patients with severe forms of psoriasis, however, these drugs increase the risk of reactivation of viral diseases such as hepatit...