Open AccessThe management of oral pemphigus vulgaris with systemic corticosteroid and dapsone.
Author(s) -
Arash Azizi,
Shirin Lawaf
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pubmed
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2008-210X
DOI - 10.5681/joddd.2008.007
Subject(s) - dapsone , medicine , pemphigus vulgaris , mucocutaneous zone , dermatology , pemphigus , corticosteroid , systemic disease , disease , gastroenterology
Oral pemphigus vulgaris is a chronic autoimmune mucocutaneous intraepi-thelial disease that primarily affects patients over the age of fifty, resulting in mucosal ulceration and is a potentially life-threatening disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of dap-sone in combination with systemic corticosteroids to treat the oral lesions of oral pemphigus.
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