Anti-immunoglobulin E provides an additional therapy to conventional steroids for Kimura's disease

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Kimura's disease (KD) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by painless subcutaneous head and neck swelling, eosinophilia, and elevated serum immunoglobulin (Ig) E levels. There are various therapies, including surgery, radiation, systemic steroids, and immune suppressants, but their efficacy remains moderate due to the high recurrence rate. Biologics, like monoclonal antibodies, have shown tremendous effectiveness for chronic inflammatory diseases. Omalizumab is a monoclonal antibody against IgE and has not been approved for KD so far. We describe two refractory KD cases that responded to a small dose of steroids plus omalizumab. Additionally, we reviewed another 13 KD cases that were treated with biologics, including omalizumab, rituximab, dupilumab, and mepolizumab. The results indicate that biologics provide an alternative treatment strategy for KD.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:51

Enthalten in:

The Journal of dermatology - 51(2024), 4 vom: 23. Apr., Seite 602-606

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ao, Suiting [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Gege [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Xuhua [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Zhe [VerfasserIn]
Han, Jiande [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Fang [VerfasserIn]
Zhai, Wanying [VerfasserIn]

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2P471X1Z11
37341-29-0
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Biological Products
Biologics
Dupilumab
Immunoglobulin E
Journal Article
Kimura's disease
Omalizumab
Review

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Date Completed 03.04.2024

Date Revised 03.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/1346-8138.17021

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364422106