TY  - JOUR
T1  - Dialysis therapy for psoriasis: Report of three cases and review of the literature
AU  - Halevy S, Halevy J, Boner G, Rosenfeld JB, Feuerman EJ
Y1  - 1981/02/01
N1  - 10.1001/archderm.1981.01650020011014
JO  - Archives of Dermatology
SP  - 69
EP  - 72
VL  - 117
IS  - 2
N2  - • Three patients with psoriasis, who were resistant to all modes of accepted therapy, underwent 32 hours of peritoneal dialysis weekly for ten weeks. In two patients, there was a clearing of 80% of the psoriatic lesions after completion of therapy. In one of these patients, there was a recurrence of the lesions two months later, but the other patient is still in relative remission after 12 months. The third patient had clearing of 50% of the lesions, but there was recurrence two months after cessation of treatment. This experience as well as a review of the literature indicates that dialysis may have a positive effect on psoriasis and that the effect obtained is more prominent with peritoneal dialysis than with hemodialysis.(Arch Dermatol 117:69-72. 1981)
SN  - 0003-987X
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archderm.1981.01650020011014
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1981.01650020011014
ER  -