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Latent TB in Psoriasis: What Are the Therapeutic Implications?

If a psoriasis patient presents with latent tuberculosis, do you switch biologics or optimize topicals? Adam Friedman, MD, Professor and Chair of Dermatology at the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Washington, DC, and Dermatology Nurse Practitioner Melodie Young, MSN, ANP-c, a Dermatology Nurse Practitioner at Modern Dermatology, a Baylor-Health Texas Affiliate in Dallas, TX, discuss their approaches to a treating a 52-year-old woman with a history of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis who had latent tuberculosis.

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About This Educational Video Series

Grand Rounds: Psoriasis, the newest educational series from the Dermatology Digest® and the Journal of Dermatology for NPs and PAs®, offers peer-guided, case-based learning opportunities for challenging cases of this inflammatory skin disease.