Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Remission in pemphigus vulgaris with strategic steroid tapering

(HealthDay)—For patients with pemphigus vulgaris, a severity-tailored starting dose of glucocorticoids with an initial tapering duration based on the starting dose and a subsequent 50 percent yearly tapering regimen can ...

Medications

Rituximab, mycophenolate mofetil compared for pemphigus vulgaris

(HealthDay)—For patients with pemphigus vulgaris, rituximab is superior to mycophenolate mofetil for producing sustained complete remission at 52 weeks, according to a study published online May 19 in the New England Journal ...