Pemphigus Vulgaris and Pemphigus Foliaceus ( Skin Biopsy - Diagnosis and Treatment )

Publication series ： Skin Biopsy - Diagnosis and Treatment

Author： Suran L. Fernando Jamma Li and Mark Schifter

Publisher： IntechOpen‎

Publication year： 2013

E-ISBN: INT4601856423

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789535111733

P-ISBN(Hardback): 9789535111733

Subject： R18 Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine;R51 infectious diseases

Keyword：传染病,流行病学与防疫

Language： ENG

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Pemphigus Vulgaris and Pemphigus Foliaceus

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Chapter 5 Pemphigus Vulgaris and Pemphigus Foliaceus

4.1. Pemphigus vulgaris

4.2. Pemphigus foliaceus

4.3. Differential diagnosis

5. Diagnosis

5.1. Histopathology

5.2. Direct immunofluorescence

5.3. Indirect immunofluorescence

6. Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

7. Treatment

8. Systemic corticosteroids

9. Adjuvant treatment of pemphigus

9.1. Azathioprine

9.2. Mycophenolate mofetil

9.3. Cyclophosphamide

9.8. Tetracycline antibiotics and nicotinamide

9.9. Topical agents

9.9.1. Epidermal growth factor

9.9.2. Topical corticosteroids (Clobetasol)

9.9.3. Topical calcineurin inhibitors

10. Novel therapies and strategies

10.1. Biological agents

10.1.1. Rituximab

10.1.2. TNF-antagonists

10.2. Intravenous immunoglobulin

10.3. Extracorporeal treatments

10.3.1. Plasmapheresis

10.3.2. Immunoadsorption

10.3.3. Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy (ECP)

10.4. Cholinergic agonists

10.5. Peptide immunotherapy

10.5.1. Inhibitors of intracellular signalling and apoptosis

11. Elimination of triggering antigens

12. Conclusion

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