Prevalence of human polyomavirus DNA in eyebrow hairs plucked from patients with psoriasis treated with TNF inhibitors

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2015 May;29(5):1019-21. doi: 10.1111/jdv.12439. Epub 2014 Mar 5.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • DNA, Viral / analysis*
  • Eyebrows / chemistry*
  • Hair Removal
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Merkel cell polyomavirus / isolation & purification
  • Methotrexate / therapeutic use
  • Polyomavirus / genetics
  • Polyomavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Psoriasis / drug therapy*
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors*

Substances

  • DNA, Viral
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Methotrexate