Treatment of Severe Atopic Dermatitis with Dupilumab in Three Patients with Renal Diseases.

Alport syndrome IgA nephropathy atopic dermatitis dupilumab

Journal

Life (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2075-1729
Titre abrégé: Life (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101580444

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
30 Nov 2022
Historique:
received: 01 11 2022
revised: 24 11 2022
accepted: 30 11 2022
entrez: 23 12 2022
pubmed: 24 12 2022
medline: 24 12 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory skin disease that can affect patients' quality of life. Dupilumab is the first biologic agent approved for the treatment of patients with inadequately controlled moderate-to-severe AD and its mechanism of action is based on the inhibition of the interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13 signaling. There are only a few data on the safety of dupilumab in AD patients with comorbidities, including kidney disorders. Descriptive retrospective series of three patients with chronic kidney diseases (Alport syndrome, IgA nephropathy, and hypertensive nephrosclerosis, respectively) receiving dupilumab for their concomitant severe AD. Treatment with a standard dosage of dupilumab caused a relevant improvement of AD in all patients without any adverse events or worsening of renal function. In a patient with severe renal failure, the drug was effective and well tolerated without the need for any dose adjustments, also after the initiation of peritoneal dialytic treatment. Our case series suggests the use of dupilumab as an effective and safe treatment for AD patients suffering from renal diseases, although additional studies are required to confirm such preliminary findings.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory skin disease that can affect patients' quality of life. Dupilumab is the first biologic agent approved for the treatment of patients with inadequately controlled moderate-to-severe AD and its mechanism of action is based on the inhibition of the interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13 signaling. There are only a few data on the safety of dupilumab in AD patients with comorbidities, including kidney disorders.
MATERIALS AND METHODS METHODS
Descriptive retrospective series of three patients with chronic kidney diseases (Alport syndrome, IgA nephropathy, and hypertensive nephrosclerosis, respectively) receiving dupilumab for their concomitant severe AD.
RESULTS RESULTS
Treatment with a standard dosage of dupilumab caused a relevant improvement of AD in all patients without any adverse events or worsening of renal function. In a patient with severe renal failure, the drug was effective and well tolerated without the need for any dose adjustments, also after the initiation of peritoneal dialytic treatment.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Our case series suggests the use of dupilumab as an effective and safe treatment for AD patients suffering from renal diseases, although additional studies are required to confirm such preliminary findings.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36556367
pii: life12122002
doi: 10.3390/life12122002
pmc: PMC9785101
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Caterina Foti (C)

Section of Dermatology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (DIMO), University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124 Bari, Italy.

Paolo Romita (P)

Section of Dermatology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (DIMO), University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124 Bari, Italy.

Francesca Ambrogio (F)

Section of Dermatology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (DIMO), University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124 Bari, Italy.

Carlo Manno (C)

Section of Nefrology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124 Bari, Italy.

Raffaele Filotico (R)

Section of Dermatology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (DIMO), University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124 Bari, Italy.

Nicoletta Cassano (N)

Dermatology and Venereology Private Practice, 76121 Barletta, Italy.
Dermatology and Venerology Private Practice, 70100 Bari, Italy.

Gino Antonio Vena (GA)

Dermatology and Venereology Private Practice, 76121 Barletta, Italy.
Dermatology and Venerology Private Practice, 70100 Bari, Italy.

Aurora De Marco (A)

Section of Dermatology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (DIMO), University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124 Bari, Italy.

Gerardo Cazzato (G)

Section of Pathology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124 Bari, Italy.

Biagina Gisella Mennuni (BG)

Section of Dermatology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (DIMO), University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124 Bari, Italy.

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