In order for patients with pemphigus and pemphigoid to get control of their disease, there are certain drugs that patients must take. Prednisone is the first drug of choice for treating these diseases, and immunosuppressive drugs are often given as…
by Jennifer Williams As all pemphigus and pemphigoid sufferers are quite aware, high doses of steroids are generally used in the first phase of treatment to control the blistering. Often to relieve the unpleasant side effects of such great doses,…
by Rosalind Joffe Focus On What You Can Control. You may not be able to control the course of your illness. You can control the direction you take and the choices you make regarding that illness in the workplace. View…
by Sarah Brenner, MD, Jacob Mashiah, MD, Einat Tamir, MD, Ilan Goldberg, MD and Yonit Wohl, MD, Department of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel Pemphigus is generally considered to stem…
