Rituximab therapy in pediatric pemphigus patients: A retrospective analysis of five Turkish patients and review of the literature.

Asli Bilgic Temel Zuleyha Ozgen Mehmet Harman Yelda Kapicioglu Soner Uzun

Published in: Pediatric dermatology (2019)

This retrospective case series of five pediatric patients showed that RTX treatment can be effective and safe for the treatment of recalcitrant PV in pediatric patients. With increasing evidence, RTX is a good treatment choice in adults and pediatric patients with pemphigus.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
stem cells
combination therapy
bone marrow
young adults
mesenchymal stem cells