Extracorporeal photochemotherapy for drug-resistant pemphigus vulgaris.

Autor: Rook, Alain H., Jegasothy, Brian V., Heald, Peter, Nahass, George T., Ditre, Cherie, Witmer, William K., Lazarus, Gerald S., Edelson, Richard L., Rook, A H, Jegasothy, B V, Heald, P, Nahass, G T, Ditre, C, Witmer, W K, Lazarus, G S, Edelson, R L
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Zdroj: Annals of Internal Medicine; 2/15/90, Vol. 112 Issue 4, p303-305, 3p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Chart
Abstrakt: Presents studies of patients with persistent cases of the autoimmune blistering disease, pemphigus vulgaris who had previously needed large doses of immunosuppressive drugs to control their disabling disease. Details of the case studies; Benefits of prolonged remissions to the patients; Possible outcome of a treatment of autoreactive T cells followed by the reintroduction of these cells.
Databáze: Complementary Index