Biologic ‘linked to milder COVID-19 symptoms’
Patients treated with dupilumab for atopic dermatitis who get COVID-19 may have milder symptoms than those given other systemic treatments or no treatment, US researchers report.
The results of the study in more than 1200 patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) should reassure treating doctors, says lead study author, Dr Benjamin Ungar of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.