Anti-desmoglein antibody-negative paraneoplastic pemphigus successfully treated with rituximab

Int J Dermatol. 2015;54(5):576-9. doi: 10.1111/ijd.12053. Epub 2014 Apr 16.

Authors

Amrinder J Kanwar¹, Keshavamurthy Vinay, Subhash Varma, Hiroshi Koga, Norito Ishii, Takashi Hashimoto

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

PMID: 24738571
DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12053

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Autoantibodies / immunology*
Desmogleins / immunology*
Humans
Immunologic Factors / therapeutic use*
Male
Middle Aged
Paraneoplastic Syndromes / drug therapy*
Paraneoplastic Syndromes / immunology*
Pemphigus / drug therapy*
Pemphigus / immunology*
Remission Induction
Rituximab / therapeutic use*

Substances

Autoantibodies
Desmogleins
Immunologic Factors
Rituximab