Effectiveness of Dupilumab for an Elderly Patient with Prurigo Nodularis Who Was Refractory and Contradicted to Traditional Therapy
| Autor: | Taoming Liu, Jianjun Qiao, Juan Bai, Hong Fang, Su Wang, Sheng Li, Shuni Ying |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Case Report Traditional therapy targeted therapy medicine.disease Dermatology Dupilumab humanities elderly patient Targeted therapy prurigo nodularis Refractory dupilumab medicine Immunology and Allergy Methotrexate business Elderly patient Prurigo nodularis After treatment medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Asthma and Allergy |
| ISSN: | 1178-6965 |
| Popis: | Prurigo nodularis (PN) is an intense pruritic skin condition. Treatment of PN is challenging. We described an elderly patient with PN who had contradictions of cyclosporine or methotrexate and achieved significant improvement after treatment with dupilumab. We also reviewed published cases of elderly patients with PN who were refractory to traditional therapy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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