Dramatic improvement of severe acne pustolosa after adalimumab in a patient with ulcerative colitis

A 22‐year‐old male with extensive steroid‐dependent/azathioprine‐refractory ulcerative colitis and preexistent severe refractory acne pustolosa (AP) was successfully treated with adalimumab for both conditions. Severe AP could be considered a further indication, instead of a relative restriction, to...

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Autores principales: Rispo, Antonio, Musto, Dario, Imperatore, Nicola, Testa, Anna, Rea, Matilde, Castiglione, Fabiana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4831381/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27099725
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.520
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Sumario:A 22‐year‐old male with extensive steroid‐dependent/azathioprine‐refractory ulcerative colitis and preexistent severe refractory acne pustolosa (AP) was successfully treated with adalimumab for both conditions. Severe AP could be considered a further indication, instead of a relative restriction, to anti‐TNFα in steroid‐dependent IBD patients needing therapy with this class of drugs.

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