Refractory pemphigus vulgaris treated with rituximab and mycophenolate mofetil
The main treatment for pemphigus vulgaris are systemic corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents, but due to adverse reactions and therapeutic failure, new drugs such as rituximab and mycophenolate mofetil have been used. In this case report are described two cases of severe pemphigus vulgaris re...
Main Authors: | Stephanie Del Rio Navarrete Biot, Joanna Pimenta de Araujo Franco, Ricardo Barbosa Lima, Henrique Novo Costa Pereira, Luiz Paulo José Marques, Carlos José Martins |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
2014-12-01
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Series: | Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962014000600980&tlng=en |
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