Pemphigus herpetiformis treatment options
Medical treatment
- Corticosteroids : 1- 2 mg/kg.
- Combination dapsone (100–200 mg daily) + prednisone (25–60 mg daily).
- Azathioprine (up to 2.5 mg/kg daily).
- Mycophenolate mofetil : up to 3 g daily.
- Mycophenolate sodium :up to 1440 mg daily.
- Cyclophosphamide :100 mg daily.
- Methotrexate: up to 25 mg weekly.
- Rituximab : 1 g intravenously day 1 and 15.
- Intravenous immunoglobulin :1 g/kg/month.