Use of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy during pregnancy in patients with pemphigus vulgaris

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1073-1079

  Ahmed, A R ^a   Gurcan H M ^a  

^a Center for Blistering Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

intravenous immunoglobulin; long term follow up; neonatal pemphigus; pemphigus vulgaris; post partum flare; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; DAPSONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISONE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DELIVERY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NAUSEA; NEWBORN DISEASE; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT DURATION; VOMITING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MIDDLE AGED; PEMPHIGUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80051700272     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03925.x     Document Type: Article

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