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José M. Azaña, MD; Ricardo F. de Misa, MD; Antonio Harto, MD; Antonio Ledo, MD; Agustín España, MD

Arch Dermatol. 1997;133(3):287-289.

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REPORT OF A CASE

A 64-year-old man presented with a 3-year history of severe pemphigus foliaceus. He had been treated with adequate doses of systemic corticosteroids, azathioprine sodium, intermittent methotrexate sodium, and cyclosporine. Maintenance treatment with prednisone (dose range, 40-60 mg/d) and azathioprine sodium (100 mg/d) was necessary to decrease new lesion formation. Nevertheless, he had 3 to 4 severe eruptions that required hospitalization (Figure 1 and Figure 2). Several adverse effects related to therapy were hypertension, cushingoid body habitus, and 1 episode of disseminated cutaneous herpetic infection.

THERAPEUTIC CHALLENGE

Systemic corticosteroids are the most useful drugs for the treatment of patients with pemphigus.¹ Corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs may induce clinical remission in most patients. However, the adverse effects of these drugs are currently the most common cause of death in patients with pemphigus.¹ Our patient had several adverse effects related to therapy and his disease was resistant . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Universidad Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain; Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, Navarra, Spain

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