Streptococcal throat infections and exacerbation of chronic plaque psoriasis: a prospective study
- 1 September 2003
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 149 (3), 530-534
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05552.x
Abstract
Background Guttate psoriasis has a well‐known association with streptococcal throat infections but the effects of these infections in patients with chronic psoriasis remains to be evaluated in a pro...Keywords
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