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July 24, 2024

Favorable Response to Type 2 Inhibitors in Patients With Darier Disease

Author Affiliations
  • 1Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
  • 2Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
  • 3Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
  • 4Department of Microbiology & Immunology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
JAMA Dermatol. 2024;160(9):1007-1009. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.2298

Darier disease (DD) is a rare autosomal dominant genodermatosis.1 Onset usually occurs during puberty following a chronic course with frequent exacerbations.1 In addition to visible and often pruritic cutaneous disease, nails and oral/ocular mucosa are commonly affected.2 Malodor and cutaneous infections (eg, widespread eczema herpeticum, Staphylococcus aureus) are frequent complications and a source of important quality-of-life impairment.2 The management of moderate to severe DD remains limited due to efficacy and/or safety considerations.3 Most commonly used strategies combine trigger avoidance, topical or systemic retinoids, and immunomodulatory agents arguing for the importance of skin barrier and inflammation in DD.3 We report 2 cases of safe and effective use of type 2 inflammation inhibitors (dupilumab and tralokinumab) in patients with severe and recalcitrant DD.

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