Dupilumab for treatment of primary cutaneous amyloidosis in adults: two case reports and literature review
Lichenoid amyloidosis (LA), a subtype of primary cutaneous amyloidosis (PCA), is featured by intensely pruritic, hyperkeratotic papules which lacks standardized treatment. Dupilumab, a human monoclonal antibody targeting for interleukin (IL)-4/13 receptor <i>α</i> chain, is widely applied in type 2 inflammation diseases treatment. This article reported two cases of refractory LA successfully treated with dupilumab and reviewed publications reporting dupilumab treatment for PCA.
Authors
- Fuchuan Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2528-1278)
- Qiang Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8256-8235)
- Yuan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3267-8388)
- Jiaxiong Tan
- Xue Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0314-5921)
- Huajie Zhong
- Shunli Tang
Institutions
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (CN)
- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital (CN)
- Huzhou Normal University (CN)
- Huzhou Central Hospital (CN)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1485079
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00