First-line combination therapy with rituximab and corticosteroids is effective and safe for pemphigus

MeSH terms

• Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use*
• Adult
• Aged
• Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / therapeutic use*
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Female
• Humans
• Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use*
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Pemphigus / diagnosis
• Pemphigus / drug therapy*
• Pemphigus / immunology
• Prednisolone / therapeutic use*
• Retrospective Studies
• Rituximab
• Severity of Illness Index
• Taiwan
• Time Factors
• Treatment Outcome