title: [Treatment with high doses of intravenous immunoglobulin in a case of complicated pemphigus vulgaris].
abstract: A case of a young woman with recalcitrant pemphigus vulgaris involving skin and mucosae, with multiple side effects due to the chronic use of corticosteroids and azathioprine related myelosuppression is presented. She received high doses of intravenous immunoglobulin for five consecutive days and showed a rapid disease control, with healing in three weeks. Remission observed in this patient supports the idea that intravenous immunoglobulin is a good alternative of treatment for patients with pemphigus vulgaris, when there is no response to it or when significant adverse effects appear as a result of its prolonged use.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de dermatologia, Hospital General de Zona con UMF núm. 16, IMSS, Torreón, Coahuila, México. armando_nieves@yahoo.com.mx
authors.forename: Armando
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nieves Rentería
authors.forename: Jesús G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ochoa Fierro
authors.forename: Verónica A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Martínez Ordaz
authors.forename: Miguel A Madero
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fernández del Castillo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous