Dupilumab for recalcitrant prurigo nodularis: Case report

Dupilumab for recalcitrant prurigo nodularis: Case report

Joel Reis 1, Inês Raposo 2, Manuela Selores 3

1 Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, Portugal; 2 Department of Dermatology, University of Porto. Portugal; 3 Department of Dermatology; Department of Dermatology and Dermatology Research Unit, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar; Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine, University of Porto. Porto, Portugal

Joel Reis, Inês Raposo, Manuela Selores

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*Correspondence: Inês Raposo, Email not available

Abstract

Dupilumab is a recombinant fully human monoclonal antibody modulating the signaling of the interleukin (IL)—4 and IL-13 pathways and has been approved for the treatment of moderate/severe atopic dermatitis. We present a case of recalcitrant prurigo nodularis treated off-label with dupilumab.

Keywords:  Antibodies. Monoclonal. Humanized. Dupilumab. Prurigo/drug therapy.

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