Amenorrhea in an Adolescent Female as a Rare Adverse Event of Upadacitinib Treatment for Atopic Dermatitis

Abstract

Yan Teng, Yi Tang, Yibin Fan, Xiaohua Tao,* Yang Ding* Center for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Dermatology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yang Ding; Xiaohua Tao, Center for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Dermatology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310014, People’s Republic of China, Email [email protected]; [email protected]: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic inflammatory cutaneous disease. Upadacitinib, a selective JAK-1 inhibitor, has been approved as a systemic medication for moderate-to-severe AD in patients aged ≥ 12 years. Although previous studies have examined the safety profile of upadacitinib, this is the first report to describe a potential association between amenorrhea and upadacitinib or other JAK inhibitors. Herein, we report a rare adverse event of amenorrhea in an adolescent female patient who was treated with upadacitinib for AD. This case report expands the range of adverse events potentially associated with upadacitinib therapy.Keywords: amenorrhea, upadacitinib, atopic dermatitis, JAK inhibitors, adverse event

Keywords

• amenorrhea
• upadacitinib
• atopic dermatitis
• jak inhibitors
• adverse event