Resumen
La dermatitis atópica (DA) es una enfermedad inflamatoria crónica que afecta predominantemente a niños y adolescentes, con un impacto significativo en su calidad de vida y bienestar psicosocial.
La mayoría de los pacientes con DA presentan formas leves y mejoran con medidas higiénicas y tratamientos tópicos, pero 5%-20% son moderadas o severas y en estos casos se requieren otras intervenciones. Hasta hace unos años los inmunosupresores, como corticoides sistémicos, ciclosporina, azatioprina, micofenolato de mofetilo y metotrexato eran las únicas opciones de tratamiento sistémico disponibles para pacientes con DA moderada o severa, pero actualmente existen otras opciones terapéuticas para estos pacientes, como son los fármacos biológicos o inhibidores JAK, entre otros. Este artículo tiene como objetivo revisar los avances recientes en el tratamiento de la DA, centrándose específicamente en estos nuevos fármacos biológicos e inhibidores JAK aprobados en el tratamiento de la DA moderada a severa en niños y adolescentes, con especial atención en los fármacos utilizados y disponibles en Uruguay.
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