title: Long term plasma exchange therapy in bullous pemphigoid.
abstract: Long term plasma exchanges associated with corticosteroids (11 patients) were compared with corticotherapy alone (10 patients) for the treatment of bullous pemphigoid. The patients having long term plasma exchanges showed a lower rate of relapses at six months and needed less corticosteroids.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D010951:Plasma Exchange; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone