Omalizumab in Dermatology

Authors

  • Victoria Lucía Dávila
  • Margarita María Velásquez

Keywords:

Omalizumab, chronic urticaria, atopic dermatitis, bullous pemphigoid, cutaneous mastocytosis.

Abstract

Omalizumab is a monoclonal humanized antibody which selectively binds to the free IgE avoiding its binding to both the high affinity receptor (FceRI) on the surface of mast cells and basophils, and the low affinity receptor (FceRII). It is currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of severe non controlled asthma. Its effectiveness has also been demonstrated in dermatological diseases, such as: chronic urticaria, atopic dermatitis, cutaneous mastocytosis and bullous pemphigoid. This review focuses on the report of the existent evidence in the literature about the effect of omalizumab in treating and controlling cutaneous diseases.

Author Biographies

Victoria Lucía Dávila

Médica, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Clínica Cardiovid, Medellín, Colombia

Margarita María Velásquez

Dermatóloga y doctora en Ciencias Básicas Biomédicas, énfasis en Inmunología; profesora, Sección de Dermatología, Centro de
Investigaciones Dermatológicas CIDERM, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia

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Dávila VL, Velásquez MM. Omalizumab in Dermatology. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Aug. 9 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];23(1):39-48. Available from: https://revista.asocolderma.org.co/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/1065

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Dávila VL, Velásquez MM. Omalizumab in Dermatology. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Aug. 9 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];23(1):39-48. Available from: https://revista.asocolderma.org.co/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/1065

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