Nail enthesis ultrasound and automated software-guided assessment of bilateral common carotid intima–media thickness in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: is there a correlation with clinical and laboratory findings?

José Alexandre Mendonça PhD, Lucas Nogueira Pansani MD, Mateus Basso Mimoto MD, Igor Tadeu Garcia Ferreira MD, Fernanda Bertucci Sanches MD, Thais de Campos Ferreira Pinto MD, Vania Aparecida Leandro-Merhi PhD, José Luis Braga de Aquino PhD

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Original Research

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The objective of this study was to detect and correlate the changes that indicate the inflammatory and atherosclerotic process in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patients, using nail ultrasound and carotid artery intima–media thickness radiofrequency software.

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Brodalumab in psoriasis: evidence to date and clinical potential

Amy C Foulkes BMedSci (Hons), BMBS, MRCP (Derm), PhD, Richard B Warren BSc (Hons), MBChB (Hons), MRCP, PhD

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Review

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This article reviews brodalumab’s place in the expanding armamentarium of cytokine-directed therapies for patients with severe psoriasis.

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