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Case Report
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Korean J Med. 2014;87(1):115-119. Published online July 1, 2014.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2014.87.1.115
- 건선에 동반된 림프부종 1예
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양서영, 김도영, 임현정, 김현목, 정수철, 김혜원, 문경협
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중앙보훈병원 내과
- A Case of Lymphedema Associated with Psoriasis
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Seo Young Yang, Do Young Kim, Hyunjeong Im, Hyeonmok Kim, Soo Chul Jung, Hye Won Kim, Kyoung Hyoub Moon
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Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
- Corresponding author: Hye Won Kim ,Tel: +82-2-2225-4369, Fax: +82-2-2225-4149, Email: dian98@empas.com
- Received: May 3, 2013; Revised: September 1, 2013 Accepted: October 28, 2013.
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- Abstract
- Lymphedema is a rare but known complication of psoriatic arthritis and other inflammatory arthritides. Only a few cases associated
with psoriatic arthritis have been reported, but none showed psoriasis was the sole factor. The precise etiology is, as yet, unknown,
but many different mechanisms are likely to cause lymphedema in psoriatic arthritis, such as lymphatic vascular damage
and perilymphatic accumulation of inflammatory material. Various immunosuppressive drugs have been assessed in treating this
condition. Here, we report the case of an 85-year-old man with psoriasis presenting with a rare complication of bilateral lymphedema
in the lower extremities. Lymphedema as well as psoriasis improved with cyclosporine.
Keywords :Lymphedema, arthritis, Psoriatic, Psoriasis, Cyclosporine
