{"title":"Two-sided influence of dupilumab on alopecia areata co-existing with severe atopic dermatitis: A case series and literature review","authors":"Masahiro Fukuyama MD, PhD, Misaki Kinoshita-Ise MD, PhD, Yoshiko Mizukawa MD, PhD, Manabu Ohyama MD, PhD","doi":"10.1002/cia2.12289","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Alopecia areata (AA) often coexists with atopic dermatitis (AD). Recently, several reports suggested that dupilumab, an interleukin 4 receptor α‐antagonist, administration could be a promising medication not only for severe AD but also for AA concomitant with AD (AD‐AA). At the same time, dupilumab has also been reported to exacerbate AA in AD‐AA cases. Thus, the efficacy of dupilumab on AA in AD‐AA cases remains controversial.","PeriodicalId":15543,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2022-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cia2.12289","citationCount":"4","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cia2.12289","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ALLERGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Alopecia areata (AA) often coexists with atopic dermatitis (AD). Recently, several reports suggested that dupilumab, an interleukin 4 receptor α‐antagonist, administration could be a promising medication not only for severe AD but also for AA concomitant with AD (AD‐AA). At the same time, dupilumab has also been reported to exacerbate AA in AD‐AA cases. Thus, the efficacy of dupilumab on AA in AD‐AA cases remains controversial.