@article{cab71e449ffa4676b0452fcdb3a8067a,
title = "Treatment of psoriasis in pregnancy",
abstract = "Many women report improvement in psoriasis during pregnancy; others report that psoriasis becomes worse during pregnancy. Balancing effective management of psoriasis against potential risk in pregnancy is important, especially because the severity of psoriasis can have an impact on the pregnancy experience and possibly the outcome. This article discusses current understanding of pregnancy risk profiles of medications used to treat psoriasis.",
author = "Flood, {Kelsey S.} and Savage, {Kevin T.} and Porter, {Martina L.} and Kimball, {Alexa B.}",
note = "Funding Information: Dr. Flood is from the Department of Dermatology, University of Cincinnati, Ohio. Drs. Savage, Porter, and Kimball are from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Drs. Porter and Kimball are from the Clinical Laboratory for Epidemiology and Applied Research in Skin (CLEARS), Department of Dermatology. Dr. Flood has received fellowship funding from AbbVie; Janssen Biotech, Inc; and the National Psoriasis Foundation that went directly to her institution. Dr. Savage reports no conflict of interest. Dr. Porter is a consultant and/or investigator for AbbVie; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Eli Lilly and Company; Janssen Biotech, Inc; Novartis; Pfizer; and UCB. She gave a talk on psoriasis and pregnancy for an honorarium for the National Psoriasis Foundation. Dr. Kimball is a consultant and investigator for AbbVie; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Eli Lilly and Company; Janssen Biotech, Inc; Novartis; Pfizer Inc; and UCB. She serves on the University of California, San Diego, OTIS (Organization of Teratology Information Specialists) Pregnancy Study Scientific Advisory Panels for the Apremilast Pregnancy Exposure Registry (Amgen Inc) and the Ustekinumab Pregnancy Exposure Registry (Janssen Biotech, Inc). Her fellowship program receives funding from AbbVie; Janssen Biotech, Inc; and the National Psoriasis Foundation. The eTables are available in the Appendix online at www.mdedge.com/dermatology. Correspondence: Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPH, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215 (
[email protected]). doi:10.12788/cutis.0103 Publisher Copyright: Copyright Cutis 2020.",
year = "2020",
month = aug,
doi = "10.12788/cutis.0031",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "106",
pages = "15--20",
journal = "Cutis",
issn = "0011-4162",
publisher = "Quadrant Healthcom Inc.",
number = "2",
}