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…
Le Pemphigus International & 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…
The costs of medication are high and many people have trouble paying for them if they don’t have medical insurance. You need to take your medication exactly as your doctor wants you to. Skipping doses or reducing doses on your…
The area around a wound must be kept clean and reasonably moist. When the dressings are dirty, they need to be replaced promptly. Leaving bandages on too long can slow the healing process and encourage infection. Replace any dressing when…
Reports are that immunosuppressed patients have a higher risk for infection, but the frequency of colds and flu should not be much elevated. Patients should tell the doctor about chicken pox or tuberculosis (active or not as it could reactivate),…
