Eosinophilia during the induction of peritoneal dialysis (PD) is frequently caused by icodextrin, but allergic reactions to PD catheters have been rarely reported. In previous reports, PD catheter-induced systemic contact dermatitis in patients undergoing PD sometimes required catheter removal, therefore there is a need to consider alternative renal replacement therapies other than PD. Here, we report a case of systemic contact dermatitis associated with a PD catheter that was successfully treated with dupilumab, avoiding catheter removal. The 62-year-old man undergoing PD had eosinophilia and pruritic skin rash after PD catheter implantation and was diagnosed with systemic contact dermatitis triggered by silicon contained in the catheter. Even though low doses of steroids were introduced, skin symptoms and eosinophilia were not controlled. After initiation of dupilumab treatment, skin pruritus was improved, and eosinophils also decreased. Although dupilumab use is expanding for systemic contact dermatitis, no previous reports of dupilumab administration in dialysis patients have been reported. This case is the first of a patient undergoing PD and using dupilumab for systemic contact dermatitis caused by a PD catheter, in which dupilumab successfully controlled skin rash and pruritus eosinophilia. Dupilumab is, therefore, a favorable option for treating systemic contact dermatitis induced by a PD catheter as an alternative to steroids and removal of the PD catheter.
Keywords: Dupilumab; Eosinophilia; Peritoneal dialysis; Systemic contact dermatitis.
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