Treatment of palmoplantar pustulosis with ustekinumab – the importance of interfering with the IL23/Th17 pathway

ejd.2013.2196 Auteur(s) : Teresa Pinto-Almeida1, Tiago Torres1,2 tiagotorres2002@hotmail.com, Madalena Sanches1, Manuela Selores1,2 1 Department of Dermatology, Hospital de Santo Antonio-CHP, Rua D. Manuel II, s/n 4100 Porto, Portugal 2 Medical School, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) is characterized by sterile pustules on the palms and soles, with hyperkeratosis, erythema, scaling and fissuring. Marked morbidity and significant impairment of quality of life are [...]