Prolonged remission after immunosuppressive therapy in six dogs with pemphigus foliaceus

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 245-252

  Olivry, Thierry ^a   Bergvall, Kerstin E ^b,c   Atlee, Barbara A ^d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Djur Akuten   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d Anim Dermatology and Allergy Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Blistering dermatoses; Canine; Desmoglein; Desmosome; Epidermis; Integument; Keratinocyte; Skin

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DOG; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; REMISSION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ANIMALS; AZATHIOPRINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; PEMPHIGUS; RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PEMPHIGUS;

EID: 4444343823     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2004.00379.x     Document Type: Article

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