Therapy-resistant psoriasis treated with alefacept and subsequent narrow band ultraviolet B phototherapy with total clearing of psoriasis

Dermatol Online J. 2005 Aug 1;11(2):7.

Abstract

Combinations of therapeutic modalities have been utilized to meet the challenge of difficult to treat psoriasis. We report two cases of psoriasis, resistant to methotrexate and monotherapy with UVB, treated effectively with alefacept and concomitant narrow band UVB resulting in total disease clear.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Alefacept
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Psoriasis / therapy*
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / therapeutic use*
  • Remission Induction
  • Ultraviolet Therapy*

Substances

  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Alefacept