Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Inhibitor Associated Psoriasiform Alopecia (Drug-Induced Psoriasiform Alopecia)

The document from May 24, 2012, discussed a newly identified condition called tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor associated psoriasiform alopecia (TAIAPA). This condition, characterized by hair loss, was found in patients who were on tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors (anti-TNFs). The emergence of TAIAPA was not unexpected due to the known occurrence of paradoxical psoriasiform eruptions, including palmoplantar pustular psoriasis, scalp psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, guttate psoriasis, and plaque-type psoriasiform eruptions, in patients treated with anti-TNFs.