When IL-17 Blockade Backfires: Retropharyngeal Granuloma and Petrous Bone Osteonecrosis in a Patient with Psoriasis

Luca Cangialosi; Umberto Santaniello; Michela Ortoncelli; Pietro Quaglino; Simone Ribero

doi:10.5826/dpc.1602a6775

When IL-17 Blockade Backfires: Retropharyngeal Granuloma and Petrous Bone Osteonecrosis in a Patient with Psoriasis

Authors

Luca Cangialosi Section of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Umberto Santaniello Section of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7728-6832
Michela Ortoncelli Section of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Pietro Quaglino Section of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4185-9586
Simone Ribero Section of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0098-1406

Keywords:

Ixekizumab, Interleukin-17, Paradoxical reaction, Psoriasis, Granulomatous disease

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