title: Pemphigus foliaceus successfully treated with mycophenolate mofetil as a steroid-sparing agent.
abstract: Pemphigus foliaceus is an autoimmune blistering disease of unknown origin with antibodies produced against desmoglein 1, an adhesive protein found in the desmosomal cell junction in the suprabasal layers of the epidermis. The disease is primarily treated with corticosteroids and corticosteroid-sparing immunosuppressive agents. We report a case of pemphigus foliaceus successfully treated with mycophenolate mofetil. It remains to be seen whether this agent has a significant effect on the course of the disease and remission induction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Section of Dermatology, Penn State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Helm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007168:IMP Dehydrogenase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D011355:Prodrugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D011355:Prodrugs; D007168:IMP Dehydrogenase; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid