The management of Chronic Hand Eczema : A retrospective patient record review

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BACKGROUND: Chronic Hand Eczema (CHE) is a heterogeneous fluctuating inflammatory disease that represents a significant burden. Effective treatment options for moderate to severe CHE are limited.

OBJECTIVES: To assess how patients with moderate to severe CHE are treated in clinical practice.

METHODS: A retrospective, physician-led patient record review assessed the demographic, clinical and treatment characteristics of patients aged ≥18 years with CHE across seven countries. Each participating physician was requested to review records for their three most recent patients with moderate to severe CHE treated with a topical or systemic therapy.

RESULTS: A total of 264 physicians, of whom 88.6% were dermatologists and 70.1% were predominantly or partly hospital-based, reviewed the records of 792 patients. Signs were present on hands only in 56.4% of patients and the mean time on current treatment was 16.7 months. Overall, 62.9% of patients received systemic therapy and almost one-quarter (23.4%) were treated with a biologic; 28.6% of patients were only treated with topical corticosteroids and/or topical calcineurin inhibitors.

CONCLUSION: In patients with moderate to severe CHE, most received systemic therapy with one-quarter on biologic therapy. However, given that many of these treatments have limited evidence of efficacy in CHE, there is a need for studies specifically in patients with CHE as well as new therapeutic options.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:90

Enthalten in:

Contact dermatitis - 90(2024), 4 vom: 23. März, Seite 365-371

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Borg, Emma [VerfasserIn]
Munro, Duncan [VerfasserIn]
Thoning, Henrik [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chronic Hand Eczema
Contact dermatitis
Dermatologic Agents
Drug therapy
Journal Article
Real-world evidence

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 13.03.2024

Date Revised 13.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/cod.14477

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366546880