Generalized Pustular Psoriasis with Breast Cancer Successfully Treated with Spesolimab Causing Neutrophilia: A Case Report

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  • Rina Obata Derpartment of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan
  • Mika Yamanaka-Takaichi Derpartment of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan
  • Hisayoshi Imanishi Derpartment of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan
  • Tomoko Oshimo Derpartment of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan
  • Daisuke Tsuruta Derpartment of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.42368

Keywords:

generalized pustular psoriasis, spesolimab, neutrophilia, malignancy

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2025-03-27

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Obata, R., Yamanaka-Takaichi, M., Imanishi, H., Oshimo, T., & Tsuruta, D. (2025). Generalized Pustular Psoriasis with Breast Cancer Successfully Treated with Spesolimab Causing Neutrophilia: A Case Report. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 105, adv42368. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.42368

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