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Case Reports
. 2025 Jun 24:63:91-92.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2025.06.020. eCollection 2025 Sep.

Effective treatment of recalcitrant palmoplantar psoriasis in a patient with skin of color using bimekizumab

Emily G Tocco  1 , Margaret G Mercante  1 , Diego Ruiz Dasilva  2
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Effective treatment of recalcitrant palmoplantar psoriasis in a patient with skin of color using bimekizumab

Emily G Tocco et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
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Keywords: bimekizumab; interleukin-17 inhibitors; palmoplantar psoriasis; refractory psoriasis; skin of color.

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Fig 1
Psoriatic plaques on the patient’s palms prior to treatment, showing thick scaling and erythema.
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Fig 2
Marked improvement in the same patient’s palms after 4 weeks of treatment with bimekizumab, demonstrating near-complete resolution of plaques.
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