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- Title
A case of certolizumab‐induced purpura annularis telangiectodes of Majocchi and literature review.
- Authors
Karstarlı Bakay, Ozge S.; Bakay, Umut
- Abstract
Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) inhibitors are now widely used to treat immune‐mediated inflammatory diseases. Although they have a good safety profile, they are also associated with adverse cutaneous events. Pigmented purpuric dermatoses (PPD) include a variety of skin diseases characterized by multiple petechial hemorrhages due to capillaritis. Five major clinical types of PPD have been described and purpura annularis telangiectodes of Majocchi (PATM) is a rare subtype of PPD. The cause of PPD is unknown, but drugs are implicated in a minority of cases. There are very few cases in the literature triggered by TNFα inhibitors. We present a case of PATM induced by certolizumab pegol and perform a review including 4 articles in the literature reporting 5 PPD cases induced by TNFα inhibitors. When purpuric eruptions develop in patients treated with TNFα inhibitors, PPD and vasculitis should be differentiated. Thus, patients are not exposed to unnecessary evaluations and treatments.
- Subjects
LITERATURE reviews; CERTOLIZUMAB pegol; TUMOR necrosis factors; SKIN diseases; ACNEIFORM eruptions
- Publication
International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 2024, Vol 27, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1756-1841
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1756-185X.14854