1985
The Response of Psoriatic Epidermis and Microvessels to Treatment with Topical Steroids and Oral Methotrexate
Braverman I, Sibley J. The Response of Psoriatic Epidermis and Microvessels to Treatment with Topical Steroids and Oral Methotrexate. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1985, 85: 584-586. PMID: 4067330, DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12283604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral methotrexateTopical steroidsLabeling indexPsoriatic epidermisInitial clinical improvementPlastic wrap occlusionTopical steroid therapyBasal cellsLack of responseGoeckerman treatmentSteroid therapyClinical relapseClinical improvementPsoriatic patientsPsoriatic plaquesSuccessful therapyDermal capillariesCapillary ultrastructureMethotrexateModerate acanthosisCapillary loopsSteroidsDermal papillaTherapyMicrovessels
1977
ULTRASTRUCTURE OF THE CAPILLARY LOOPS IN THE DERMAL PAPILLAE OF PSORIASIS
Braverman I, Yen A. ULTRASTRUCTURE OF THE CAPILLARY LOOPS IN THE DERMAL PAPILLAE OF PSORIASIS. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1977, 68: 53-60. PMID: 830771, DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12485169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCapillary loopsPustular psoriasisPsoriasis vulgarisInitiation of therapyVenous capillariesDermal papillaVon ZumbuschGoeckerman regimenGoeckerman therapyPsoriatic lesionsNormal skinPsoriasisIntrapapillary portionArterial capillariesPlastic-embedded sectionsTherapyUltrastructural differencesPapillaeLoop pattern
1972
Electron Microscopic Studies of the Microcirculation in Psoriasis
Braverman I. Electron Microscopic Studies of the Microcirculation in Psoriasis. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1972, 59: 91-98. PMID: 5039967, DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12625852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThin-walled vesselsPost-capillary venulesEndothelial cell gapsBlood cellsWalled vesselsVon ZumbuschPustular psoriasisRed blood cellsVascular findingsPsoriasis vulgarisUninvolved skinPsoriatic lesionsAbsence of pericytesChemical mediatorsPsoriasisElectron microscopic studyIdentical findingsMicrocirculationConsistent findingPermeable vesselsUpper thirdDermal papillaBasal laminaLesionsVenules