A Comparison of Oral and Topical Corticosteroids in Patients with Bullous Pemphigoid

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Authors

P. Joly · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rouen

Jean‐Claude Roujeau · Université Paris-Est Créteil

Jacques Bénichou · Inserm

Catherine Picard

Brigitte Dréno · Nantes Université

E. Delaporte · Université de Lille

Loı̈c Vaillant · Université de Tours

Abstract

Topical corticosteroid therapy is effective for both moderate and severe bullous pemphigoid and is superior to oral corticosteroid therapy for extensive disease.

Topics & Keywords

Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema Urticaria and Related Conditions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 346, Issue 5, pp. 321-327

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa011592

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