Immunisation status during biologic therapy for hidradenitis suppurativa and psoriasis

• Published in: JEADV clinical practice Vol. 2; no. 3; pp. 549 - 552
• Main Authors: Stone, Corey, Sheriff, Tabrez, Liang, Yicong, Murrell, Dédée F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Madrid John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2023; Wiley
• Subjects: Antibodies; biologics; Chicken pox; Diphtheria; Disease; Hepatitis A; Hepatitis B; hidradenitis suppurativa; Measles; Mumps; Patients; Psoriasis; Rubella; Serology; Statistical analysis; Tetanus; Vaccines

Background The use of biologic agents has significantly improved the quality of life for patients with chronic skin diseases, and many other autoinflammatory diseases, over the past two decades. Due to the immunosuppressive nature of biologic agents, patients on these treatments are at increased ris...