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January 2008, Vol. 8, No. 1, Pages 123-133
(doi:10.1517/14712598.8.1.123)

Infliximab in dermatological treatment: beyond psoriasis
Dimitris Rigopoulos, Chrysovalantis Korfitis, Stamatis Gregoriou & Andreas D Katsambas
University of Athens, Department of Dermatology, ‘A. Sygros’ Hospital, 5 Ionos Dragoumi Street, Athens 16121, Greece
† Author for correspondence



Infliximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody of the IgG1 class. Experience from its use has been accumulated in rheumatology and gastroenterology by the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease, respectively. Because of its TNF-α binding capacity it has been approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Moreover, it has also been evaluated in other inflammatory dermatoses as well as systemic diseases involving the skin such as severe atopic dermatitis, pityriasis rubra pilaris, pyoderma gangrenosum and cutaneous sarcoidosis. The possible future uses of infliximab in dermatology are being reviewed herein.

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Authors:
Dimitris Rigopoulos
Chrysovalantis Korfitis
Stamatis Gregoriou
Andreas D Katsambas
Keywords:
anti-TNF
inflammatory dermatoses
infliximab
TNF-α