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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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: A close relative of mine was recently informed that she has pemphigus. I would appreciate any information you can give me on this disease. — J.S. Dear J.S: Pemphigus is not one but ...

‘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 ...