Biological Treatments for Pediatric Psoriasis: State of the Art and Future Perspectives

Psoriasis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease that primarily affects the skin and is associated with multiple comorbidities with a considerable reduction in quality of life of affected patients. One-third of psoriasis cases begin in childhood and are associated with significant medical comorb...

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Published in:International journal of molecular sciences 2022-09, Vol.23 (19), p.11128
Main Authors: Diotallevi, Federico, Simonetti, Oriana, Rizzetto, Giulio, Molinelli, Elisa, Radi, Giulia, Offidani, Annamaria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Arthritis
Bacterial infections
biological treatments
biologics
Children
Comorbidity
Crohn's disease
Dermatology
Drugs
Health services
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Infections
Inflammatory diseases
Keywords
Literature reviews
Lymphocytes
Mental disorders
Metabolic disorders
Metabolic syndrome
Pathogenesis
Pathophysiology
pediatric psoriasis
Pediatrics
Psoriasis
Quality of life
Review
Rheumatoid arthritis
Tumor necrosis factor-TNF
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Summary:Psoriasis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease that primarily affects the skin and is associated with multiple comorbidities with a considerable reduction in quality of life of affected patients. One-third of psoriasis cases begin in childhood and are associated with significant medical comorbidities such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, arthritis, and psychiatric disorders. In addition, because of its chronic nature and frequent relapses, psoriasis tends to require long-term treatment. Treatment of pediatric psoriasis usually involves the same methods used for adults. However, most treatments for pediatric psoriasis are used off-label, and research in this regard is still lacking. Targeted therapies involving the use of newly developed biologic drugs are also increasingly being applied to childhood psoriasis. This review summarizes the clinical features of pediatric psoriasis and focuses mainly on the updated concepts of pathogenesis and biological treatments of pediatric psoriasis.
ISSN:1422-0067
1661-6596
1422-0067
DOI:10.3390/ijms231911128