Refractory high-risk mucous membrane pemphigoid treated with Telitacicept
We report a patient with high-risk, treatment-refractory mucous membrane pemphigoid who achieved sustained clinical remission following B-lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS)/a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) inhibition with telitacicept, supported by longitudinal disease activity assessment and immunological monitoring. To our knowledge, this represents the first reported use of telitacicept in mucous membrane pemphigoid in the English-language literature, suggesting a potential therapeutic role for BLyS/APRIL pathway inhibition in refractory high-risk MMP cases.
Authors
- Li X
- Yi-Xiang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4021-4228)
- Jishu Li
- Mintong Wei
- Yue Xiao
- Hua Qian
- Wei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6735-6066)
- Min Zou
- Xun Feng
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
- Daqing Oilfield General Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Dermatology
- Published
- 2026-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljag217
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00