New-Onset Vitiligo Following Etanercept for Ankylosing Spondylitis

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Carly Dunn
University of Tennessee, Department of Dermatology
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0458-4897
Stacy L. McMurray
University of Tennessee, Department of Dermatology

Allison Jones
University of Tennessee, Department of Dermatology

Debendra Pattanaik
University of Tennessee, Division of Rheumatology

Keywords

vitiligo, etanercept, TNF-alpha inhibitors, ankylosing spondylitis, immune-mediated skin disease

Abstract

Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-a) inhibitors, are used widely to treat a variety of chronic inflammatory conditions such as ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriasis. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of reports of immune-mediated skin diseases, such as lichen planus, psoriasis, granuloma annulare, following the initiation of TNF-a inhibitors. We present a patient with ankylosing spondylitis previously treated with adalimumab who developed vitiligo shortly after switching to etanercept to achieve better control of his joint disease.

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Sep 13, 2019
DOI https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.3.5.7

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Dunn, C., McMurray, S. L., Jones, A., & Pattanaik, D. (2019). New-Onset Vitiligo Following Etanercept for Ankylosing Spondylitis. SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine, 3(5), 338–340. https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.3.5.7
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Vol. 3 No. 5 (2019)
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