The clinical, immunological and pathological features for relapse of pemphigus herpetiformis: a univariate analysis of 26 cases.

The clinical, immunological and pathological features for relapse of pemphigus herpetiformis: a univariate analysis of 26 cases. Br J Dermatol. 2019 Sep 10;: Authors: Wang YM, Mao X, Zhao WL, Wang YH, Zuo YG, Jin HZ, Li L Abstract Pemphigus herpetiformis (PH) is a rare autoimmune blistering disease that accounts for only about 7% of all pemphigus patients1 . Various factors may contribute to PH relapse that requires hospitalization and reintroduction of a high-dose of the first-line drugs such as glucocorticoids, potentially leading to severe complications and high medical cost. Our study sought to identify the clinical, immunological, and pathological characteristics in PH patients as well as the risk factors for relapse of PH. PMID: 31506934 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Br J Dermatol Source Type: research