Gisondi Paolo, Girolomoni Giampiero
Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
J Int Med Res. 2016 Sep;44(1 suppl):106-108. doi: 10.1177/0300060515613495.
To estimate the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and evaluate renal function in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis treated with etanercept (an anti-tumour necrosis factor-α drug).
This retrospective cohort study included patients with moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis. Kidney function was evaluated using estimated glomerular filtration rate (EGFR).
The prevalence of CKD at baseline was 3.9% (two of 51 patients). EGFR was unaffected by etanercept therapy (83.6 ± 23.9 at baseline vs 82.2 ± 21.6 ml/min per 1.73 m after 6 months).
EGFR was unaffected by 6 months' etanercept treatment. Physicians should be aware of the risk of CKD when providing comprehensive care to patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis.