Eczema herpeticum and herpetic keratitis after the loading dose of dupilumab in a worsening atopic dermatitis: causality?

Int J Dermatol. 2023 Dec;62(12):1547-1548. doi: 10.1111/ijd.16827. Epub 2023 Sep 15.

Authors

Chiara Benaglia^{1

2}, Italo F Aromolo^{1

2}, Serena Giacalone^{1

2}, Nicole Morini^{1

2}, Martina Zussino¹, Alessandra Di Benedetto¹, Angelo V Marzano^{1

2}, Silvia M Ferrucci¹

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 37715466
DOI: 10.1111/ijd.16827

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / adverse effects
Dermatitis, Atopic* / complications
Dermatitis, Atopic* / drug therapy
Eczema* / complications
Humans
Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption* / etiology
Keratitis, Herpetic* / complications
Keratitis, Herpetic* / drug therapy
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome

Substances

dupilumab
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized