1999
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.135.10.1275
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Methotrexate as an Adjuvant Treatment for Pemphigus Vulgaris

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“…Smith and Bystryn reported 9 patients with PV who could not be tapered off steroids because of subsequent exacerbation of their disease. 34 These patients underwent treatment with 2.5 mg of MTX every 12 hours for 3 doses each week. The dose of MTX was increased by 2.5 to 5.0 mg every 2 weeks when necessary.…”
Section: Management Of Pemphigus Vulgarismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Smith and Bystryn reported 9 patients with PV who could not be tapered off steroids because of subsequent exacerbation of their disease. 34 These patients underwent treatment with 2.5 mg of MTX every 12 hours for 3 doses each week. The dose of MTX was increased by 2.5 to 5.0 mg every 2 weeks when necessary.…”
Section: Management Of Pemphigus Vulgarismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As folic acid is essential for normal cell growth and replication [63], methotrexate is effective against malignant cell growth and has anti-inflammatory effects. Methotrexate was also reported to have a steroid-sparing effect [64]. Methotrexate is used for the treatment of pemphigus at a dose of 10-50 mg/week [9].…”
Section: Methotrexatementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Metotreksat: Randomize kontrollü bir çalışma olmamakla birlikte gün-lük 3-40 mg oral prednisolona adjuvan olarak haftalık oral 10-17.5 mg dozunda kombine edilen metotreksatın steroid dozunun relaps yaratmadan indirilmesine olanak sağladığı ve ilacın kesildiği tüm olgularda relaps geliştiği bildirilmiştir (39). Önerilen dozu 10-20 mg/haftadır.…”
Section: Adjuvan İmmünosüpresif Tedavilerunclassified