Successful Treatment with Secukinumab in an Erythrodermic Psoriasis Patient with End-Stage Kidney Disease on Hemodialysis: A Case Report
Patients with erythrodermic psoriasis (EP) complicated by end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring hemodialysis are extremely rare in clinical practice, and treatment options for this specific population remain highly limited. Herein we report a case of an EP patient with ESRD, in whom treatment with an interleukin-17 (IL-17) inhibitor secukinumab not only rapidly alleviated erythrodermic symptoms but also resulted in a certain degree of improvement in renal function. At the 7-month follow-up, the patient maintained skin lesion clearance with no deterioration in renal function-a finding that has not been consistently documented in previous literature. This case suggests that for patients with psoriasis complicated by kidney disease IL-17 inhibitors may serve as a potentially favorable therapeutic option.
Authors
- Ruiqun Qi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5856-4584)
- Minghuan He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6771-7768)
- Li-Li Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2919-4852)
- Xiaodong Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7775-2823)
- Xing‐Hua Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8809-8564)
- Song Guo Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5611-4774)
- Panpan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0828-5931)
- Sitong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7355-1549)
- Shixuan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6187-843X)
Institutions
- National Health and Family Planning Commission (CN)
- Liaoning Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
- First Hospital of China Medical University (CN)
- China Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/ccid.s545123
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province