Remission of psoriasis after chemotherapy for hematological malignancy
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We report the case of a patient with psoriasis vulgaris who presented worsening of the disease after infection with Chikungunya, with no improvement of the outbreak with the usual treatment for psoriasis, in whom a diagnosis of classic Hodgkin lymphoma was subsequently made. Chemotherapy treatment was started and a complete improvement of the skin lesions of psoriasis was observed.
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