High Prevalence of Lash Collarettes in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis Treated with Dupilumab

Authors

  • Ilaria Trave Section of Dermatology, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute (DISSAL) University of Genoa and IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
  • Ilaria Salvi Section of Dermatology, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute (DISSAL) University of Genoa and IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
  • Rei Canameri Section of Dermatology, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute (DISSAL) University of Genoa and IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
  • Carlo Alberto Cutolo Clinica Oculistica DiNOGMI, University of Genoa, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
  • Chiara Bonzano Clinica Oculistica DiNOGMI, University of Genoa, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
  • Matteo Baldi Clinica Oculistica DiNOGMI, University of Genoa, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
  • Carolina Bologna Clinica Oculistica DiNOGMI, University of Genoa, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
  • Gabriele Drago Clinica Oculistica DiNOGMI, University of Genoa, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
  • Giorgio Battaglia Department of Law, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
  • Aurora Parodi Section of Dermatology, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute (DISSAL) University of Genoa and IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
  • Michele Iester Clinica Oculistica DiNOGMI, University of Genoa, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
  • Emanuele Cozzani Section of Dermatology, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute (DISSAL) University of Genoa and IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.43322

Keywords:

Atopic dermatitis, Dupilumab, Demodex, Conjunctivitis, dupilumab, Blepharitis, Ocular surface disease

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Published

2025-08-18

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Trave, I., Salvi, I., Canameri, R., Cutolo, C. A., Bonzano, C., Baldi, M., … Cozzani, E. (2025). High Prevalence of Lash Collarettes in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis Treated with Dupilumab. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 105, adv43322. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.43322

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