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Recalcitrant anal and genital pruritus treated with dupilumab
E J Yang1,2, J E Murase1,3
1Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Abstract:
Chronic anogenital pruritus can significantly impair affected patients' quality of life by disrupting their sleep, mood, sexual function, and personal relationships. Although a significant portion of these patients can be managed with hygiene measures, topical therapy, oral anti-pruritics, and allergen avoidance after patch testing, guidelines to treat patients who do not respond to standard therapy have yet to be established. We describe the therapeutic response of a case of anogenital pruritus recalcitrant to multiple topical and systemic therapies. Treatment of this patient with dupilumab, an interleukin-4 receptor alpha blocker, resulted in clinical remission at 1 year from the initiation of the therapy, without significant adverse effects.
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