Successful treatment of recalcitrant juvenile pemphigus foliaceus with intravenous immunoglobulin and rituximab

• Main Authors: Hock Gin Teo (Author), Tzyy Huei Lim (Author), Kin Fon Leong (Author), Pubalan Muniandy (Author)
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• Udgivet: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is uncommon among children. The usage of rituximab in childhood PF is even less documented. We reported a case of a 16-year-old boy with juvenile PF who failed conventional treatments and was started on combination therapy of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and rituximab f...