Use of anti-TNFs for difficult-to-treat urticaria: response to Cooke et al

Simon Francis Thomsen,1,2 Freja Lærke Sand1,2 1Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; 2Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkWe read with interest the recent paper by Cooke et al about the use of biologic agents for in...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:191f30cb7bf14125b05761e9cfef3b222021-12-02T01:29:23ZUse of anti-TNFs for difficult-to-treat urticaria: response to Cooke et al1177-5491https://doaj.org/article/191f30cb7bf14125b05761e9cfef3b222015-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/use-of-anti-tnfs-for-difficult-to-treat-urticaria-response-to-cooke-et-peer-reviewed-article-BTThttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-5491Simon Francis Thomsen,1,2 Freja Lærke Sand1,2 1Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; 2Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkWe read with interest the recent paper by Cooke et al about the use of biologic agents for intractable urticaria.1 Particularly, the authors reckon that the evidence supporting the use of anti-TNFs is limited by the small numbers of patients in non-controlled studies, often with urticarial disorders not typical of chronic urticaria such as vasculitis and delayed pressure urticaria. However, we want to draw the authors’ and readers’ attention to our report from 2013 about the use of adalimumab and etanercept in 20 patients with chronic urticaria with or without angioedema2 (updated in 2015 with an additional five patients).3View original article by Cooke et al Thomsen SFSFLDove Medical PressarticleMedicine (General)R5-920ENBiologics: Targets & Therapy, Vol 2015, Iss default, Pp 117-118 (2015)
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Use of anti-TNFs for difficult-to-treat urticaria: response to Cooke et al
description Simon Francis Thomsen,1,2 Freja Lærke Sand1,2 1Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; 2Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkWe read with interest the recent paper by Cooke et al about the use of biologic agents for intractable urticaria.1 Particularly, the authors reckon that the evidence supporting the use of anti-TNFs is limited by the small numbers of patients in non-controlled studies, often with urticarial disorders not typical of chronic urticaria such as vasculitis and delayed pressure urticaria. However, we want to draw the authors’ and readers’ attention to our report from 2013 about the use of adalimumab and etanercept in 20 patients with chronic urticaria with or without angioedema2 (updated in 2015 with an additional five patients).3View original article by Cooke et al 
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title Use of anti-TNFs for difficult-to-treat urticaria: response to Cooke et al
title_short Use of anti-TNFs for difficult-to-treat urticaria: response to Cooke et al
title_full Use of anti-TNFs for difficult-to-treat urticaria: response to Cooke et al
title_fullStr Use of anti-TNFs for difficult-to-treat urticaria: response to Cooke et al
title_full_unstemmed Use of anti-TNFs for difficult-to-treat urticaria: response to Cooke et al
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