Canakinumab is a human monoclonal antibody anti-interleukin-1β, it is the only biologic drug approved to treat mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD). Canakinumab injection can trigger several local cutaneous reactions, but also chronic-relapsing skin infections and other manifestations. We report three cases of unusual cutaneous manifestations in patients treated with canakinumab.

Cutaneous manifestations in mevalonate kinase deficient patients treated with canakinumab / Conte, Mariasole; Pastore, Serena; Berti, Irene; Taddio, Andrea; Tommasini, Alberto. - In: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. - ISSN 0392-856X. - 38:4(2020), pp. 760-762.

Cutaneous manifestations in mevalonate kinase deficient patients treated with canakinumab

Conte, Mariasole
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Pastore, Serena;Taddio, Andrea;Tommasini, Alberto
2020-01-01

Abstract

Canakinumab is a human monoclonal antibody anti-interleukin-1β, it is the only biologic drug approved to treat mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD). Canakinumab injection can trigger several local cutaneous reactions, but also chronic-relapsing skin infections and other manifestations. We report three cases of unusual cutaneous manifestations in patients treated with canakinumab.
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