Successful treatment of chronic prurigo with dupilumab].

Julia K Winkler, Holger A Haenssle, Alexander Enk, Ferdinand Toberer, Martin Hartmann

Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete 2021 Jun

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Chronic prurigo is characterized by persistent itching und partly accompanied by secondary skin excoriation. Diagnostic evaluation is of special relevance and atopic diathesis is a frequent pathogenic factor. We present a patient with prurigo of multifactorial etiology (atopic diathesis, impaired kidney function, diabetes and polyneuropathy). After several unsuccessful prior treatment approaches, the patient was treated with dupilumab, which resulted in a tremendous improvement of itching, skin lesions, and quality of life.

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Julia K Winkler, Holger A Haenssle, Alexander Enk, Ferdinand Toberer, Martin Hartmann. Successful treatment of chronic prurigo with dupilumab]. Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete. 2021 Jun;72(6):528-532