The primary endpoint is to determine the number of days it takes to achieve a 50% reduction in blister count, and secondary endpoints include a reduction of baseline prednisone dose once the primary endpoint has been achieved. The trial will…
The purpose of this trial is to determine the safety of rituximab for the treatment of bullous pemphigoid. Secondary clinical endpoints include the number of days to cessation of new blister formation, the ability to reduce prednisone to 25% of…
To see if topical (applied to the skin) corticosteroid strengthens the skin of patients with Pemphigus vulgaris, thereby preventing blisters from forming. The topical corticosteroid to be used in this study is called Clobetasol. Clobetasol has been approved by the…
The purpose of this trial is to determine the safety of infliximab for the treatment of patients with pemphigus vulgaris. Secondary clinical endpoints include the number of days to cessation of new blister formation, the ability to reduce prednisone to…
The Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation is conducting a clinical trial on stem cell therapy for autoimmune diseases (Autoimmune Bullous Skin Disorders such as pemphigus and pemphigoid are included). The Division of Immunotherapy is laboratory and clinic based, utilizing methods that…
By Michelle Greer, RN, MBAandMichael T. Rigas, PharmDCrescent Healthcare, Inc. “The information provided in this article has been edited by Drs. Jean-Claude Bystryn and Sergei Grando of the IPPF Medical Advisory Baord. There are several companies that provided IVIG at…
The International Pemphigus & Pemphigoid Foundation and Dr. Sarah Brenner recently conducted a survey on some aspects of pemphigus, in particular the gender distribution of the patients, and the relationship between the disease and the use of sex hormones.
by Fariba Vadpey It was March 19, 1991, that they diagnosed me with pemphigus. It was the fourth appointment in the dental office. I came back home and I noticed a lesion in my mouth. The doctor didn’t know what…
Los costos de los medicamentos son altos y mucha gente tiene problemas para pagar por ellos si no tienen seguro médico. Usted necesita tomar sus medicamentos exactamente como su médico quiere que usted. Omitiendo dosis o reducir la dosis en su…
El área alrededor de una herida debe mantenerse limpio y razonablemente húmedo. Cuando los aderezos son sucios, necesitan ser sustituidos rápidamente. Dejando vendas demasiado puede ralentizar el proceso de curación y alentar la infección. Reemplazar cualquier vestirse cuando…
