A case of refractory bullous pemphigoid with plasmapheresis-associated thrombopenia: Efficacy of pulsed intravenous cyclophosphamide therapy

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 651-654

  Ogawa, Yasushi ^a   Adachi, Ayumi ^a   Okamoto, Miyako ^a   Hashimoto, Takashi ^b   Tomita, Yasushi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bullous pemphigoid; Cyclophosphamide; Plasmapheresis; Thrombopenia

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; DAPSONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MINOCYCLINE; NICOTINAMIDE; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOUBLE FILTRATION PLASMAPHERESIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEMPHIGOID; PLASMAPHERESIS; REFRACTORY BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID; SEVERE TRANSIENT THROMBOPENIA; STEROID THERAPY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4544338518     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2004.tb00571.x     Document Type: Article

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