An Unusual Case of Pulmonary Embolism in a Patient with Psoriasis: Highlighting the Association between Psoriasis and Pulmonary Embolism

Authors

  • Guan-Yang Kang Department of Cardiology, the Dongguan Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Jinan University, the Fifth People's Hospital of Dongguan; Medical College of Shantou University
  • Yu-Qiang Chen Medical College of Shantou University, Guangdong 515000, China
  • Jian-Min Xiao Department of Cardiology, the Dongguan Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Jinan University, the Fifth People's Hospital of Dongguan (also called Taiping People’s Hospital of Dongguan), Guangdong 523905, China
  • Zhi-Ming Wang Department of Cardiology, the Dongguan Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Jinan University, the Fifth People's Hospital of Dongguan (also called Taiping People’s Hospital of Dongguan), Guangdong 523905, China
  • Yong-Huo Ling Medical College of Shantou University, Guangdong 515000, China;Department of Dermatology, the Dongguan Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Jinan University, the Fifth People's Hospital of Dongguan (also called Taiping People’s Hospital of Dongguan), Guangdong 523905, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17987/icfj.v6i0.197

Keywords:

Pulmonary embolism, Psoriasis, Thromboembolic events

Abstract

Psoriasis is a common immunoinflammatory disease and studies have demonstrated that psoriasis patients have an increased risk of thromboembolic events. We present an unusual case of pulmonary embolism (PE) in a patient with recurrent and poorly controlled plaque psoriasis and review the pathophysiology and diagnostic considerations. This case highlights the importance of having clinical awareness of occurrence of PE in patients with psoriasis.

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2016-05-04

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Vol. 6 (2016)

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