title: [Continuous plasma filtration. Experiences in the treatment of pemphigus vulgaris].
abstract: By means of continuous plasmafiltration, considerable and rapid improvement could be achieved with regard to the skin lesions as well as antibody titers of a patient suffering from pemphigus vulgaris. Apart from plasmafiltration, treatment with azathioprim and steroids proved to be effective. Neither significant side effects nor infectious complications have been observed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D010956:Plasmapheresis / Q000379:methods*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D003165:Complement System Proteins; D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone
vernacular_title: Kontinuierliche Plasmafiltration. Erfahrungen bei der Behandlung des Pemphigus vulgaris.