Pemphigus is a chronic, muco-cutaneous autoimmune blistering disorder; two main variants being pemphigus vulgaris (PV) and pemphigus foliaceus (PF). PV is the most common subtype, varying between 75 to 92% of total pemphigus patients. Although no community based studies are undertaken…
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Rituximab in pemphigus
עם התגית: corticosteroid, DCP, IgG1, immunosuppressant, MabThera, pemphigus, pemphigus foliaceus, pemphigus vulgaris, rituxmab
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Randomized double blind trial of prednisolone and azathioprine
Background The classic treatment for pemphigus vulgaris is prednisolone. Immunosuppressive drugs can be used in association. Objective To compare the efficacy of Azathioprine in reducing the Disease Activity Index (DAI). Patients and methods A double blind randomized controlled study was conducted on 56…
Mycophenolate Mofetil for the Management of Autoimmune Bullous Diseases
This article reviews the use of MMF for the treatment of several bullous conditions, and assesses the evidence gathered from clinical trials and case series. According to numerous case series, MMF could be of value in treating refractory disease.…
עם התגית: bullous pemphigoid, case series, clinical trails, immunosuppressant, pemphigus
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Pemphigus: An Acronym for a Disease with Multiple Causes
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…
Autoimmunity & the Smallpox Vaccine
by Dr. Neal Halsey, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and Dr. Noel Rose, Autoimmune Disease Research Center, Johns Hopkins University 1. What is the risk of developing smallpox? Smallpox does not exist as a naturally occurring…
Pemphigus & Ocular Involvement: A Survey
by Edward Tenner, M.D. INTRODUCTION The autoimmune bullous skin diseases, pemphigus (with major subsets pemphigus vulgaris, pemphigus foliaceus and paraneoplastic pemphigus) and the more common bullous pemphigoid (with variant disease phenotypes of cicatricial pemphigoid and gestational pemphigoid) each may have…
Chiropractic Care & Pemphigus
by Dr. David Rowe, DC, Dr. Nicholas Hall, DC The following article is one in a series we are publishing about complementary medical approaches to living with pemphigus. These treatments are not meant to replace the therapies administered by your…
עם התגית: biomechanically, chiropractors, immunological, immunosuppressant, methodologies, pharmaceutical, pharmaceuticals, predictability, reproducibility
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נשלח ב Medical
Pemphigus: A Historical Perspective
By Robert Jordon, M.D.Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology,University of TexasHouston, Texas Historical Perspective The term pemphigus was most likely in use in the ancient world, but the first recorded instance was by Hippocrates (460-370 BC) who described pemphigoid fever…
עם התגית: autoantibodies, distinguishing, histopathology, immunofluorescent, immunosuppressant, intraepidermal
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Pemphigus: An Ayurvedic Approach
By Jay Glaser, M.D. Dr. Glaser is a board-certified internist, researcher and medical director at the Lancaster Ayurveda Medical Centers based in Sterling, MA. He can be reached at 978-422-5044. Answers to many questions about Ayurveda can be found on…
Pemphigus and Diet: Does a Link Exist?
By Vincenzo Ruocco, M.D., Sarah Brenner, M.D., and Eleonora Ruocco, M.D., from the Department of Dermatology, 2nd University of Naples, Naples, Italy, Department of Dermatology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel. Correspondence: Vincenzo…
