title: Anti-CD20 chimeric monoclonal antibody (rituximab) for the treatment of recalcitrant, life-threatening pemphigus vulgaris with implications in the pathogenesis of the disorder.
abstract: Rituximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody directed against CD20 of B cells, has been reported to be effective in the treatment of B-cell lymphomas and malignant and nonmalignant plasma cell-dependent diseases. We describe a 30-year-old woman with refractory pemphigus vulgaris who experienced a partial remission after treatment with rituximab.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology & Cutaneous Sciences, and the Firefighter's Burn Treatment Unit & Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Salopek
authors.forename: Sarvesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Logsetty
authors.forename: Edward E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Tredget
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001830:Body Surface Area; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D000069283:Rituximab
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D000069283:Rituximab; D003520:Cyclophosphamide