Type 2 Inflammation

Distinct Mechanisms Drive Inflammation and Itch in Chronic, Type 2 Inflammatory Diseases

In this soundbite video from the April 2025 ADVENT Forum in Lisbon, Portugal, Dr Brian Kim provides an overview of itch in type 2 inflammatory skin diseases and explains how the shared and unique mechanisms that drive inflammation and itch mediate each disease in distinct ways.
Brian Kim
MD
Brian Kim

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Learning objectives

  • Discuss the central role of type 2 inflammation in mediating itch in atopic dermatitis, prurigo nodularis, chronic spontaneous urticaria, and bullous pemphigoid and the shared and distinct neuroimmune mechanisms driving inflammation and itch severity
  • And discuss burden in each disease
MAT-US-2515115 v1.0-P Exp. Date: 08/26/2027

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Dermatology

Brian Kim

MD

Professor, Vice Chair of Research, and Site Chair of Mount Sinai West, Icahn School of Medicine, NY, US

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