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The Course and Prognosis of Pemphigus: A Review of 42 Patients [PDF]

, 2008
Pemphigus is a rare, chronic and life-threating autoimmune disease. The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the course and prognosis of pemphigus patients treated in our clinics. Medical records of 42 patients followed up regularly, and
Mehmet Harman, Sezer Çiçekli Turgutalp
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Double-blind, crossover, placebo-controlled clinical trial with clobetasol propionate in desquamative gingivitis [PDF]

, 2009
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a 0.05% clobetasol propionate ointment administered in trays to 22 patients with desquamative gingivitis in a double-blind, crossover, placebo-controlled trial.
AOKI, Valéria, DOMANESCHI, Carina, KOMESU, Marilena Chinali, MIGLIARI, Dante Antonio, MOTTA, Ana Carolina Fragoso, SOUZA, Cacilda da Silva   +5 more
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Efficacy of Repeated Courses of Rituximab as Treatment for Pemphigus Vulgaris

Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2020
Rituximab targets the B-lymphocyte antigen CD20, providing pemphigus vulgaris patients with long-term remissions. However, the effects of repeated courses have not yet been established.
Sharon Baum, Tal Raviv, Sarit Gilboa, Felix Pavlotsky, Aviv Barzilai   +4 more
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Validity of the EQ‐5D in patients with pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus

British Journal of Dermatology, 2018
No studies to date have employed the EuroQoL EQ‐5D questionnaire to assess health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with pemphigus.
B. Tamási, V. Brodszky, M. Péntek, L. Gulácsi, K. Hajdu, Miklós Sárdy, Andrea Szegedi, Z. Bata-Csörgő, Á. Kinyó, F. Rencz, F. Rencz   +10 more
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Th1/Th17-Related Cytokines and Chemokines and Their Implications in the Pathogenesis of Pemphigus Vulgaris

Mediators of Inflammation, 2017
Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of IgG autoantibodies against desmoglein-3. Despite the variety of findings, the chemokine and cytokine profiles that characterize the immune response in the disease are still
R. P. Timóteo, M. V. da Silva, C. B. Miguel, D. A. A. Silva, Jonatas Catarino, V. Rodrigues Júnior, Helioswilton Sales-Campos, Carlo José Freire Oliveira   +7 more
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Setting the target for pemphigus vulgaris therapy.

JCI Insight, 2017
Despite the rising incidence of autoimmunity, therapeutic options for patients with autoimmune disease still rely on decades-old immunosuppressive strategies that risk severe and potentially fatal complications.
C. Ellebrecht, A. Payne
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Rituximab therapy improves recalcitrant Pemphigus vulgaris [PDF]

, 2015
Pemphigus is a severe life-threatening blistering disease associated with autoantibodies against cell adhesion proteins desmogleins 1 and 3. Patients with severe pemphigus commonly show high rates of relapse after conventional immunosuppressive therapy ...
Balighi, Kamran, Daneshpazhooh, Maryam, Ehsani, Amirhooshang, Gholamali, Fatemeh, Mofidi, Mohammad, Mortazavi, Hossein, Noormohammadpour, Pedram, Sadeghinia, Ali   +7 more
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Inhibition of FAK prevents blister formation in the neonatal mouse model of pemphigus vulgaris [PDF]

, 2012
Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune blistering skin disease characterized by suprabasal acantholysis and by autoantibodies against desmoglein 3 localized on desmosomes. In addition, caspases also seem to participate in this blistering disease. Focal
España, A. (Agustín), Gil, M.P. (María Pilar), Lopez-Zabalza, M.J. (María Jesús), Modol, T. (Teresa)   +3 more
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Novel Serum Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Pemphigus Vulgaris: Clinical Insights and Implications for Pathogenesis

Dermatology Practical & Conceptual
Introduction: Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune disorder characterized by blistering of the skin and mucous membranes due to the loss of cohesion between keratinocytes.
Naglaa El Sayed, Dalia Halwag, Nesrine Ahmed Helaly, Iman Abdelmeniem   +3 more
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Oral Pemphigus Vulgaris in a Young Adult - Case Report [PDF]

, 2003
Pemfigus vulgaris je rijetka, potencijalno smrtonosna kronična autoimuna vezikulobulozna bolest kože i sluznice. Zahvaća populaciju pedesetih i šezdesetih godina, a u edolescenciji je iznimno rijetka.
Ana Cekić-Arambašin, Danica Juras
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