Effectiveness and Safety of Rituximab in Recalcitrant Pemphigoid Diseases

IntroductionRituximab (RTX) is a monoclonal antibody targeting CD20, a transmembrane protein expressed on B cells, causing B cell depletion. RTX has shown great efficacy in studies of pemphigus vulgaris, but data of pemphigoid diseases are limited.ObjectiveTo assess the effectiveness and safety of R...

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Main Authors: Aniek Lamberts, H. Ilona Euverman, Jorrit B. Terra, Marcel F. Jonkman, Barbara Horváth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
IgA
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.00248/full