Assessment of the healthcare costs for pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid patients in an academic center in Germany.

Assessment of the healthcare costs for pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid patients in an academic center in Germany. Br J Dermatol. 2019 Nov 20;: Authors: Ständer S, Färber B, Radeke S, Schmidt E, Zillikens D, Ludwig RJ Abstract The autoimmune skin blistering diseases pemphigus (vulgaris and foliaceus) and bullous pemphigoid (BP) pose a high burden on affected patients. With current treatment options, induction of remission is achieved in most patients. However, prolonged immunosuppression is required to maintain remission, and treatment-related morbidity and mortality further adds to the patients' burden1,2 . Hence, development of novel therapeutic strategies that are effective and safe is highly warranted. Recently, insights into pemphigus and BP pathogenesis identified new therapeutic targets and drugs3 . PMID: 31749141 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Br J Dermatol Source Type: research