Case Report Concerning a Varicella Zoster Virus Infection in a Six-year-old Child Receiving Dupilumab for Atopic Dermatitis

Authors

  • Jens K. Rangen Department of dermato- and venereology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
  • Maiken G. Dalager Department of dermato- and venereology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v106.adv-2025-0045

Keywords:

eczema, dupilumab, VZV, vaccine

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Paller AS, Beck LA, Blauvelt A, Siegfried EC, Cork MJ, Wollenberg A, et al. Infections in children and adolescents treated with dupilumab in pediatric clinical trials for atopic dermatitis-A pooled analysis of trial data. Pediatr Dermatol 2022; 39: 187–196. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/pde.14909

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Eichenfield LF, Bieber T, Beck LA, Simpson EL, Thaçi D, de Bruin-Weller M, et al. Infections in dupilumab clinical trials in atopic dermatitis: a comprehensive pooled analysis. Am J Clin Dermatol 2019; 20: 443–456. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40257-019-00445-7

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Published

2026-02-25

How to Cite

Rangen, J. K., & Dalager, M. G. (2026). Case Report Concerning a Varicella Zoster Virus Infection in a Six-year-old Child Receiving Dupilumab for Atopic Dermatitis. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 106, adv–2025. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v106.adv-2025-0045

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