Generalized Pustular Psoriasis With IL-36 Receptor Antagonist Mutation Successfully Treated With Granulocyte and Monocyte Adsorption Apheresis Accompanied by Reduced Serum IL-6 Level

Ther Apher Dial. 2018 Feb;22(1):92-93. doi: 10.1111/1744-9987.12596. Epub 2017 Sep 15.

Authors

Asami Fujii¹, Hidenori Ohnishi², Mariko Seishima¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
² Department of Pediatrics, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.

PMID: 28913961
DOI: 10.1111/1744-9987.12596

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adsorption
Aged
Blood Component Removal / methods*
Female
Granulocytes
Humans
Interleukin-6 / blood*
Monocytes
Mutation / genetics*
Psoriasis / genetics
Psoriasis / therapy*
Receptors, Interleukin / antagonists & inhibitors*
Receptors, Interleukin / genetics
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Interleukin-6
Receptors, Interleukin
interleukin-36 receptor, human