Update on biologic safety for patients with psoriasis during pregnancy

Update on biologic safety for patients with psoriasis during pregnancy

Biologic agents have become more common to treat patients with psoriasis, but concerns about their effect on pregnancy and lactation often preclude this treatment during these time periods. During the past decade, we have gained a much better understanding of the course of psoriasis during pregnancy...

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Main Authors: Martina L. Porter, Stephen J. Lockwood, Alexa B. Kimball
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:International Journal of Women's Dermatology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352647516300375
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spelling doaj-92d6a49769bb4de2b0bb82d589796eb72020-11-25T01:07:49ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Women's Dermatology2352-64752017-03-01312125Update on biologic safety for patients with psoriasis during pregnancyMartina L. Porter0Stephen J. Lockwood1Alexa B. Kimball2Clinical Unit for Research Trials and Outcomes in Skin (CURTIS), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MAClinical Unit for Research Trials and Outcomes in Skin (CURTIS), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MADepartment of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, MA; Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA; Corresponding author.Biologic agents have become more common to treat patients with psoriasis, but concerns about their effect on pregnancy and lactation often preclude this treatment during these time periods. During the past decade, we have gained a much better understanding of the course of psoriasis during pregnancy and the safety of the use of biologic agents during pregnancy and lactation. Under certain circumstances, biologic agents can be considered appropriate treatment options for patients who are pregnant or lactating. Keywords: psoriasis, pregnancy, lactation, biologic agents, TNF-alpha inhibitorshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352647516300375
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Update on biologic safety for patients with psoriasis during pregnancy
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title_short Update on biologic safety for patients with psoriasis during pregnancy
title_full Update on biologic safety for patients with psoriasis during pregnancy
title_fullStr Update on biologic safety for patients with psoriasis during pregnancy
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title_sort update on biologic safety for patients with psoriasis during pregnancy
publisher Elsevier
series International Journal of Women's Dermatology
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publishDate 2017-03-01
description Biologic agents have become more common to treat patients with psoriasis, but concerns about their effect on pregnancy and lactation often preclude this treatment during these time periods. During the past decade, we have gained a much better understanding of the course of psoriasis during pregnancy and the safety of the use of biologic agents during pregnancy and lactation. Under certain circumstances, biologic agents can be considered appropriate treatment options for patients who are pregnant or lactating. Keywords: psoriasis, pregnancy, lactation, biologic agents, TNF-alpha inhibitors
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