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33-Year-Old Female with Psoriasis Planning for Pregnancy

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A 33-year-old female with a 20-year history of moderately controlled psoriasis presented to the clinic seeking advice on how to best manage her psoriasis if she were to become pregnant. She and her spouse were planning on conceiving a child in 6 months. Her current treatment regimen included adalimumab and methotrexate. She denied experiencing side effects with her medications. She was otherwise healthy and does not have any other medical illnesses.

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  1. Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA

    Daniel J. No

  2. Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Stacey Pun

  3. University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, USA

    Mina Amin

  4. Wu Medical Associates, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Jashin J. Wu

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No, D.J., Pun, S., Amin, M., Wu, J.J. (2017). 33-Year-Old Female with Psoriasis Planning for Pregnancy. In: Wu, J. (eds) Clinical Cases in Psoriasis. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52779-6_12

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