Benign familial chronic pemphigus (Hailey-Hailey disease) responds to cyclosporin.
A patient with benign familial chronic pemphigus was treated with cyclosporin at a dose ranging from 2.8 to 3.4 mg/kg per day. There was a clear improvement in the area of skin affected and in exudation and soreness. The response was maintained for 24 weeks but there was a gradual deterioration after treatment was stopped.
Berth-Jones
J
J
Department of Dermatology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.
Smith
S G
SG
Graham-Brown
R A
RA
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016506:Pemphigus, Benign Familial / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012008:Recurrence
D016572:Cyclosporine