Rituximab may be an effective treatment for the rare autoimmune disease pemphigus, which leads to severe skin blisters and sores mostly in adults and the elderly, according to a study published online ...

Peter H. Gott, M.D. DEAR DR. GOTT: How do you get pemphigus vulgaris? My young relative has been diagnosed with this condition. He has been sick since November 2009 and can’t seem to get well. What ...

Pemphigus is a deadly skin blistering disease that occurs when patients' produce antibodies that attack proteins in their own cells – called autoantibodies. In pemphigus, the body mounts abnormal ...

The term “pemphigus” refers to a group of organ-specific, rare, autoimmune diseases that cause blistering of the skin. Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is the second most common form of pemphigus. It is ...

LONDON — The Belgian company Argenx said Wednesday that its closely watched antibody therapy failed to outperform placebo in a Phase 3 trial in an autoimmune condition that causes the skin to blister ...

Pemphigus diseases are a rare group of autoimmune conditions characterized by the formation of blisters that affect the skin and / or mucous membranes. Paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) is a rare form of ...

Pemphigus is an autoimmune bullous disease, in which autoantibodies react with the cell–cell adhesion structures, desmosomes, causing blisters and erosions on the oral mucosa and skin. Pemphigus is ...

DEAR DR. GOTT: How do you get pemphigus vulgaris? My young relative has been diagnosed with this condition. He has been sick since November 2009 and can't seem to get well. What should we expect? DEAR ...

Pemphigus is an autoimmune disorder that causes painful blisters and sores on your skin and mouth. The cause is unknown. The disease cannot be spread from person to person and physicians do not think ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: In April I was diagnosed with pemphigus. The skin first started itching, then blisters came and burst and new blisters appeared. The dermatologist prescribed prednisone and CellCept.

‘My gums are peeling,” said a 22-year-old Elli Resnick to her mother as she removed a piece of salmon-colored flesh from her mouth. Other clues had been tipping off Resnick that she might be ill: She ...

Pemphigus is a deadly skin blistering disease that occurs when patients' produce antibodies that attack proteins in their own cells -- called autoantibodies. In pemphigus, the body mounts abnormal ...