Table 1 Darier Disease patient characteristics and treatments

From: Th17-associated cytokines IL-17 and IL-23 in inflamed skin of Darier disease patients as potential therapeutic targets

Patient No./age/sex

Heterogenous ATP2A2 mutation

Phenotype/disease severitya

Complications

Prior therapies

Increased cytokineb

Current therapy

PAT1/26-30/f

c.215 C > A, (p.Ser72Tyr)

Severe

recurrent bacterial cutaneous superinfections

topical steroids, antiseptics, systemic therapy with isotretinoin 06/18-02/19 (no beneficial effect)

IL23A

systemic therapy with guselkumab since 11/21

PAT2/41-45/m

c.1184 T > G, (p.Val395Gly)

Severe

recurrent bacterial cutaneous superinfections

topical steroids, antiseptics, systemic therapy with acitretin 08/17-09/17, 04/21–09/21 (no benefit), CO2 laser on legs (temporary benefit)

IL17A

systemic therapy with secukinumab since 12/21

PAT4/46-50/m

c.2305 G > A (p.Gly769Arg)

Moderate

recurrent HSV infections and bacterial cutaneous infections

topical steroids, antiseptics, systemic therapy with acitretin 12/18-07/19 (no benefit), CO2 laser on legs (temporary benefit)

IL17A

topical steroids, antiseptics

PAT5/21-25/f

c.392 G > A p.(Arg131Gln)

Severe

recurrent bacterial cutaneous superinfections

no topical or systemic therapy

IL17A

loss of follow up

PAT7/56-60/m

c.224delT

p.(Leu75Trpfs*15)

Severe

recurrent bacterial cutaneous superinfections

topical steroids, antiseptics

IL17A

systemic therapy with acitretin since 09/22

PAT9/46-50/f

c.1287+1delG

splice mutation

Severe

recurrent bacterial cutaneous superinfections

depression

topical steroids, antiseptics, systemic therapy with

isotretinoin 01/08-09/22 (temporary benefit)

IL17A

systemic therapy with secukinumab since 11/22

  1. aNo standardized assessment scale has been validated to date for DD. The disease was considered severe if the patient had a body surface area (BSA) > 35%, moderate if BSA was 10–35%.
  2. bCytokine that has been shown to be increased in the patient’s lesional skin.