Successful treatment of ustekinumab in a severe psoriasis patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection.

The article presents a case study of a 47-year-old Japanese man with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection and suffered from psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) and was successfully treated with ustekinumab biologic. Topics include treatment of the patient with adalimumab after explanation of the potential risks and benefits of treatment, administering of ustekinumab which showed good response in reduction in the PASI, and improvement in his quality of life after the treatment.