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Generalized pustular psoriasis with arthritis can be complicated by restrictive pericardial disease, representing the first documented case of psoriatic pericarditis.
This case report documents for the first time the possible complication of psoriatic pericarditis in a patient with generalized pustular psoriasis.
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Alerts clinicians to possible pericardial complications in generalized pustular psoriasis; leaves open its prevalence and clinical relevance.
A patient who suffered from generalized pustular psoriasis with arthritis and subsequently developed restrictive pericardial disease is presented. This report illustrates the difficulties that can be encountered in the management of pustular psoriasis and documents for the first time the possible complication of psoriatic pericarditis.
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Freeman et al. (1979) studied this question. Generalized pustular psoriasis with arthritis can be complicated by restrictive pericardial disease, representing the first documented case of psoriatic pericarditis.
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