Tildrakizumab for the treatment of exfoliative cheilitis

Year 2023, Volume: 6 Issue: 1, 19 - 21, 31.01.2023

Timothy Cowan , Nada Abu Alrub , Anna Wilson , Mani Makhija , Dedee Murrell

https://doi.org/10.33204/mucosa.1209480

Abstract

Exfoliative cheilitis is an inflammatory condition that can significantly impair quality of life. This is the first reported case of an interleukin-23 inhibitor, tildrakizumab, for the treatment of a chronic, refractory case of exfoliative cheilitis.

Keywords

tildrakizumab, interleukin-23, biologic, cheilitis, dermatology

Eksfolyatif keilit tedavisinde tildrakizumab

Abstract

Keywords

biyolojik, keilit, tildrakizumab, interlökin-23, dermatoloji

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