Episode 16: Part 1 - Eczema Therapeutics

07/05/24 • 39 min

In this episode our host Dr Sarah Drummond speaks with Professor Catherine Smith and Dr Andrew Pink about eczema therapeutics:
• Where conventional systemic agents fit within the evolving landscape of eczema therapeutics.
• The biologic agents licensed for use in eczema including their mechanism of action, monitoring requirements and potential side effects.
Recorded: 19 March 2024
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Episode 14: Part 1: Immunobullous disorder - Bullous pemphigoid

In this episode our host Dr Sarah Drummond speaks with Dr Thomas Tull about bullous pemphigoid:
• The clinical features and risk factors for developing bullous pemphigoid
• How to differentiate bullous pemphigoid from other subepidermal blistering disorders
• Management of bullous pemphigoid including:
o Preferred first and second line agents
o How and when to reduce treatment
o What to do in severe and refractory cases
Resources and further reading:
• European guidelines for the management of bullous pemphigoid initiated by the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2022 (updated) (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jdv.18220)
• British Association of Dermatologists’ guidelines for the management of bullous pemphigoid, 2012 (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bjd.12072)

Disclosure:
Dr. Tull provides consultancy services for Argenx who market Efgartigimod, which has been referenced in Part 1 and 2 of this series.

Recorded date: 26 January 2024
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