Dryness of hands and enbrel?

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mike - 16 Apr 2005 20:11 GMT

My hands have been very dry and peeling practically since i've been on
enbrel..is there any connection between dry hands and enbrel?

thanks
mike

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Duckie - 17 Apr 2005 00:31 GMT

We are just leaving the winter months here in NE USA.
My hands are dry too. If a good cream isn't helping,
you might tell your doctor. What kind of arthritis do
you have?
Duckie

> My hands have been very dry and peeling practically since i've been on
> enbrel..is there any connection between dry hands and enbrel?
>
> thanks
> mike

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diclidophora@yahoo.co.uk - 17 Apr 2005 18:24 GMT

The quote is from About arthritis:

A study published in Arthritis Research and Therapy indicates that the
group of drugs known as TNF-alpha blockers triggers skin conditions in
25% of patients treated with the drugs. TNF blockers include:

If you go there you can read the full article.

http://arthritis.about.com/od/brms/a/tnfskinprobs.htm

Peter

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