Fumaric acid esters from Germany may offer help in severe psoriasis.(Dermatology)

Internal Medicine News | November 1, 2005| | Copyright

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND -- A proprietary formulation of fumaric acid esters has proved, during decades of use in Germany, to be a useful option for some patients with severe, recalcitrant psoriasis.

Although the therapy is less than perfect--with common gastrointestinal side effects, slow onset of effect, and a 10% incidence of lymphocytopenia--it can be very effective in some patients, Catherine Smith, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the British Association of Dermatologists.

Since 2002, Dr. Smith and her colleagues at the St. John's Institute of ...

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