Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
Open Access

Department of Dermatology, As’ad Al Hamad Dermatology Center, Shuwaikh Medical, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Publications

• Research Article   
  Retrospective Analysis of a Single- Kuwaiti Center Clinical Experience Toward Development of Proper Controlling Treatment of 84 Pemphigus Patients with a Long-Term Follow-Up: Efficacy and Safety of the Multidrug Protocol Combining Intravenous Immunog
  Author(s): Iman Almasry*, Viktor Lazarevic, Fatma Alkhawaja, Jihan Rajy, Musami Nanda, Nadia Alnaki, Richard Dvorak, Ali Sadek, Humoud Al Sabah and Atlal Al-Lafi
  
  Pemphigus is the name of a group of autoimmune pathological entities characterized by the formation of intraepithelial blisters in the skin and/or mucosa. Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) and Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) are considered as classical forms. Rare, non-classical forms of Pemphigus include: Pemphigus herpetiformis, IgA pemphigus, Paraneoplastic pemphigus, IgG/IgA pemphigus. Aim: Aim of our study is to explore the prognostic influence of clinical, immunological and therapeutic drugs on disease course and remission in different pemphigus variants in Kuwait and to establish a safe and effective multidrug protocol. Plan of the study is to make a correlation between epidemiological factors, therapy used and clinical and immunological remission, as well as, follow up of comorbidities in our patients. 84 patients were evaluated, from 1st J.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9554.21.12.567

  Abstract HTML PDF