The Paradoxical Induction of Crohn's Disease Following Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis with Etanercept

Forouzandeh, M.; Vazquez, T.; Nouri, K.; Forouzandeh, B.

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology Jdd 18(8): 832-834

2019


ISSN/ISBN: 1545-9616
PMID: 31424717
Document Number: 17935
INTRODUCTION: While psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and Crohn's Disease (CD) all share a common central pathogenesis pathway and a wide overlap of treatment regime, discrepancies still exist and are highlighted by the variability in the effectiveness of certain immunomodulating agents. Etanercept, for example, has been shown to be ineffective in CD due to its inability to induce T-cell apoptosis in the intestinal mucosa.

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The Paradoxical Induction of Crohn's Disease Following Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis with Etanercept