Hailey-Hailey和Darier疾病患者存在位于大皮肤褶皱中的致残性炎性病变,通常因出汗而加剧或诱发。由于疼痛和复发性皮肤感染,生活质量严重受损。先前已经报道了一些患者注射肉毒杆菌毒素A后皮肤病变的改善,但尚无前瞻性干预研究。这个开放标签的目的,6个月,介入性试验研究(NCT02782702)旨在评估A型肉毒杆菌毒素对中度至非常严重的褶皱皮肤病变患者的有效性和安全性。
包括30名患者(26名Hailey-Hailey/4Darier)。在三分之二的患者中,肉毒杆菌毒素A在第一个月内被证明有效,取所有研究参数(瘙痒,皮肤疼痛,出汗和气味,感染,心理社会损害和生活质量)考虑并在6个月的随访期内持续存在。没有病人被归类为BtxtA无应答者,但11名(37%)Hailey-Hailey患者(最严重的),在研究期间经历了复发。没有报告严重的副作用。据报道,有27%的患者在注射部位有轻度的短暂透明液体排出。
肉毒杆菌毒素似乎是Hailey-Hailey和Darier疾病的有效且安全的治疗方法。然而,对于最严重的Hailey-Hailey病例,它可能被证明是不够的,可以被认为是其他常规治疗的补充。需要进一步的研究来证实我们在更大的达里尔队列中的结果。
Patients with Hailey-Hailey and Darier diseases present with disabling inflammatory lesions located in large skin folds, which are often exacerbated or induced by sweating. Quality of life is highly impaired because of pain and recurrent skin infections. An improvement in skin lesions after botulinum toxin A injections has previously been reported in some patients but no prospective interventional studies are available. The aim of this open-label, 6-month, interventional pilot
study (NCT02782702) was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of botulinum toxin A for patients with moderate to very severe skin lesions located in folds.
Thirty patients (26 Hailey-Hailey/4 Darier) were included. Botulinum toxin A proved effective within the first month in two-thirds of patients, taking all
study parameters (itchiness, cutaneous pain, sweating and odour, infections, psychosocial impairment and quality of life) into account and persisted during the 6-month follow-up period. No patient was classed as a BtxA non-responder, but 11 (37%) Hailey-Hailey patients (the most severe ones), experienced a relapse during the
study. No serious side effects were reported. Mild transient clear fluid discharge at the site of the injections was reported for 27% of patients.
Botulinic toxin seems to be an effective and safe treatment for Hailey-Hailey and Darier diseases. Nevertheless, it may prove insufficient for the severest of Hailey-Hailey cases and could be considered as supplementary to other conventional treatments. Further studies are required to confirm our results on larger Darier cohorts.