Martinez-Santana Virginia, Rodriguez-Murphy Esther, Smithson Alex, Miserachs-Aranda Nuria, Del Río-Gil Ruben, Torre-Lloverás Inmaculada
Pharmacy, Fundació Hospital de l'Esperit Sant, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Spain.
Infectious Diseases Unit, Fundació Hospital de l'Esperit Sant, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Spain.
Eur J Hosp Pharm. 2018 Jan;25(1):53-56. doi: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2017-001212. Epub 2017 May 20.
The interference in the immune response induced by biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) increases the risk of reactivation of infections. Treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and psoriasis is complex. The efficacy and safety of the new direct-acting antiviral agents (DAA) when combined with bDMARDs remain unknown.
We present a case of a 44-year-old Caucasian man affected with psoriasis and HCV infection. Throughout the course of the psoriatic disease, this patient received several lines of treatment, including secukinumab, a new type of bDMARD. At the time of commencing secukinumab, new DAA agents (ledipasvir/sofosbuvir) were also initiated. At week 12 post-treatment, hepatitis C viral load was undetectable and the patient remained in remission of psoriasis.
This case report suggests that secukinumab is a therapeutic option in patients with psoriasis, particularly in those cases with HCV infection where treatment with DAA agents is warranted.
生物性改善病情抗风湿药物(bDMARDs)对免疫反应的干扰会增加感染再激活的风险。慢性丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)感染患者合并银屑病的治疗较为复杂。新型直接抗病毒药物(DAA)与bDMARDs联合使用时的疗效和安全性尚不清楚。
我们报告一例44岁患有银屑病和HCV感染的白种男性病例。在银屑病病程中,该患者接受了多种治疗方案,包括新型bDMARD司库奇尤单抗。在开始使用司库奇尤单抗时,同时启动了新型DAA药物(来迪派韦/索磷布韦)。治疗后第12周,丙型肝炎病毒载量检测不到,且患者的银屑病仍处于缓解期。
本病例报告表明,司库奇尤单抗是银屑病患者的一种治疗选择,尤其是在那些有必要使用DAA药物治疗的HCV感染病例中。