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Abstract
Pemphigoid diseases are a group of chronic autoimmune blistering skin disorders, with bullous pemphigoid representing the most prevalent subtype. Bullous pemphigoid (BP) primarily affects individuals aged 60–80 years, and its incidence has been steadily rising in correlation with increasing life expectancy and population aging in Western countries. Autoantibodies targeting hemidesmosome proteins (collagen XVII and dystonin-e) at the dermal-epidermal junction activate complement recruiting inflammatory leukocytes that release proteolytic enzymes, degrading structural proteins and causing subepidermal blistering. The current standard treatments for pemphigoid diseases are corticosteroids and classical immunosuppressants. Systemic immunosuppression is not ideal in immunocompromised elderly patients, and more targeted and safer approaches, including dupilumab and omalizumab, are also being investigated. Our current priority is to explore further efficient and safe therapeutic options. Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors have shown considerable potential as novel treatment options for chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The JAK inhibitors may offer efficient and safe treatment with rapid symptom improvement and disease control in the management of pemphigoid disorders. This review describes pemphigoid cases, including the rare forms, managed with JAK inhibitors (tofacitinib, baricitinib, upadacitinib, and abrocitinib).
期刊介绍:
Dermatologic Therapy has been created to fill an important void in the dermatologic literature: the lack of a readily available source of up-to-date information on the treatment of specific cutaneous diseases and the practical application of specific treatment modalities. Each issue of the journal consists of a series of scholarly review articles written by leaders in dermatology in which they describe, in very specific terms, how they treat particular cutaneous diseases and how they use specific therapeutic agents. The information contained in each issue is so practical and detailed that the reader should be able to directly apply various treatment approaches to daily clinical situations. Because of the specific and practical nature of this publication, Dermatologic Therapy not only serves as a readily available resource for the day-to-day treatment of patients, but also as an evolving therapeutic textbook for the treatment of dermatologic diseases.