Clinical remission of disseminated molluscum contagiosum infection in a patient with atopic dermatitis treated with dupilumab.

Marta Elosua-González, Ángel Rosell-Díaz, Fernando Alfageme-Roldán, Mercedes Sigüenza-Sanz, Gaston Roustan-Gullón

Anais brasileiros de dermatologia 2022 May-Jun

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Atopic dermatitis predisposes to skin infections, and on the other hand, some therapies used for atopic dermatitis may worsen viral infections whose lesions may be more diffuse and resistant to treatment. The authors present a patient with severe atopic dermatitis and disseminated molluscum contagiosum infection. The molluscum contagiosum did not clear with topical treatment, and it worsened her atopic dermatitis even more, so the authors started treatment with dupilumab. After two months, the patient's dermatitis went into clinical remission and there was resolution of the infection with no recurrence at the 12-month follow-up. Dupilumab is nowadays a promising treatment for severe atopic dermatitis. To our knowledge, only four reports of molluscum contagiosum during dupilumab therapy have been reported in the literature, with contrasting effects. According to the authors' experience, treatment with dupilumab appears to be a safe alternative for patients with severe atopic dermatitis who are also infected with molluscum contagiosum, as opposed to other treatments such as systemic corticosteroids or cyclosporine. Copyright © 2022 Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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Marta Elosua-González, Ángel Rosell-Díaz, Fernando Alfageme-Roldán, Mercedes Sigüenza-Sanz, Gaston Roustan-Gullón. Clinical remission of disseminated molluscum contagiosum infection in a patient with atopic dermatitis treated with dupilumab. Anais brasileiros de dermatologia. 2022 May-Jun;97(3):358-361