An Unusual Case of Pulmonary Embolism in a Patient with Psoriasis: Highlighting the Association between Psoriasis and Pulmonary Embolism

Psoriasis is a common immunoinflammatory disease and studies have demonstrated that psoriasis patients have an increased risk of thromboembolic events. We present an unusual case of pulmonary embolism (PE) in a patient with recurrent and poorly controlled plaque psoriasis and review the pathophysiol...

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Main Authors: Guan-Yang Kang, Yu-Qiang Chen, Jian-Min Xiao, Zhi-Ming Wang, Yong-Huo Ling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Barcaray International 2016-01-01
Series:International Cardiovascular Forum Journal
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Online Access:http://icfjournal.org/index.php/icfj/article/view/197/pdf-2