Dupilumab for treatment of primary cutaneous amyloidosis in adults: two case reports and literature review

Lichenoid amyloidosis (LA), a subtype of primary cutaneous amyloidosis (PCA), is featured by intensely pruritic, hyperkeratotic papules which lacks standardized treatment. Dupilumab, a human monoclonal antibody targeting for interleukin (IL)-4/13 receptor α chain, is widely applied in type 2 inflamm...

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Main Authors: Feiying Guo, Huajie Zhong, Yuan Wu, Xue Xu, Jiarong Tan, Qiang Zhou, Shunli Tang
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1485079/full
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description Lichenoid amyloidosis (LA), a subtype of primary cutaneous amyloidosis (PCA), is featured by intensely pruritic, hyperkeratotic papules which lacks standardized treatment. Dupilumab, a human monoclonal antibody targeting for interleukin (IL)-4/13 receptor α chain, is widely applied in type 2 inflammation diseases treatment. This article reported two cases of refractory LA successfully treated with dupilumab and reviewed publications reporting dupilumab treatment for PCA.
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spelling doaj-art-25ea11f9a4904919869376abe9c52f0e2025-02-05T07:32:36ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2025-02-011210.3389/fmed.2025.14850791485079Dupilumab for treatment of primary cutaneous amyloidosis in adults: two case reports and literature reviewFeiying Guo0Feiying Guo1Feiying Guo2Huajie Zhong3Huajie Zhong4Yuan Wu5Yuan Wu6Xue Xu7Xue Xu8Jiarong Tan9Qiang Zhou10Shunli Tang11Shunli Tang12Department of Dermatology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Fifth School of Clinical Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Huzhou, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Fifth School of Clinical Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Huzhou, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Fifth School of Clinical Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Huzhou, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Fifth School of Clinical Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Huzhou, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou, ChinaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Fifth School of Clinical Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Huzhou, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou, ChinaLichenoid amyloidosis (LA), a subtype of primary cutaneous amyloidosis (PCA), is featured by intensely pruritic, hyperkeratotic papules which lacks standardized treatment. Dupilumab, a human monoclonal antibody targeting for interleukin (IL)-4/13 receptor α chain, is widely applied in type 2 inflammation diseases treatment. This article reported two cases of refractory LA successfully treated with dupilumab and reviewed publications reporting dupilumab treatment for PCA.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1485079/fulldupliumabamyloidosisamyloidosis–therapycase reportreview
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Qiang Zhou
Shunli Tang
Shunli Tang
Dupilumab for treatment of primary cutaneous amyloidosis in adults: two case reports and literature review
Frontiers in Medicine
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case report
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title Dupilumab for treatment of primary cutaneous amyloidosis in adults: two case reports and literature review
title_full Dupilumab for treatment of primary cutaneous amyloidosis in adults: two case reports and literature review
title_fullStr Dupilumab for treatment of primary cutaneous amyloidosis in adults: two case reports and literature review
title_full_unstemmed Dupilumab for treatment of primary cutaneous amyloidosis in adults: two case reports and literature review
title_short Dupilumab for treatment of primary cutaneous amyloidosis in adults: two case reports and literature review
title_sort dupilumab for treatment of primary cutaneous amyloidosis in adults two case reports and literature review
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amyloidosis
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case report
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