(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsPemphigus vulgarisRituximabNeutropeniaThrombocytopeniaToxicity In 1997, rituximab was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma…
(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsPemphigus vulgarisRituximabLaboratory indicesAgeSexTreatmentDisease durationDisease sitesUnderlying disease Objectives Major Objective The major objective was the investigation of laboratory variations after injection of…
(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsPemphigus vulgarisCorticosteroidsUrea reductionMycophenolate mofetilCyclophosphamidesRituximabIntravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)Plasmapheresis Introduction Pemphigus is the name of a group of life-threatening blistering diseases of the skin…
(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsPemphigus Disease Area Index (PDAI)CutaneousMucosalMucocutaneousRemissionEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) The author’s present study shows that the average levels of anti-desmoglein (DSG) 1…
(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsPemphigus vulgarisRazi hospitalAnti-desmogleinAutoantibodiesPemphigus Disease Area Index (PDAI)Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) Population under study: 52 pemphigus vulgaris patients Location: Razi Hospital in…
(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsPemphigus vulgarisDemosgleinAnti-desmogleinAutoantibodiesCutaneousMucosalMucocutaneousPemphigus Disease Area Index (PDAI)Autoimmune Bullous Skin Disorder Intensity Score (ABSIS)Pemphigus Vulgaris Activity Score (PVAS)Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)Pemphigus foliaceusIndirect immunofluorescence…
(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsPemphigus vulgarisPemphigus Disease Area Index (PDAI)DesmogleinAnti-desmogleinAutoantibodiesEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) The Main Objective Determination of the relationship between the levels of anti-desmoglein…
(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsPemphigus vulgarisPemphigus Disease Area Index (PDAI)DesmogleinAnti-desmogleinAutoantibodiesRemissionEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) Introduction Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a chronic autoimmune disease of cutaneous blisters…
(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsDifferential diagnosisImmunoglobulin A (IgA)Cutaneous lesionsBullous pemphigoidErythema multiformeHailey-Hailey diseaseLinear IgA bullous dermatosisTransient acantholytic dermatosis (Grover’s disease)Pemphigus vegetansPemphigus foliaceusPemphigus erythematosusParaneoplastic pemphigusHerpetiform pemphigusDrug-induced pemphigusIgA…
(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsHistoryPemphigus vulgarisAcantholysisImmunoglobulinCorticosteroids Pemphigus was derived from the Greek word pemphix, which means vesicle or blister [1]. There are many different types…
