Pain Management in Patients with Severe Pemphigus Vulgaris

Pain management of pemphigus vulgaris

“…Wound dressings will not only reduce fluid and evaporative losses, but also provide a bacteriological barrier and confers protection from mechanical trauma. This will improve pain control 14…”

“…The morphine should be titrated to achieve an ideal pain score of 4 over 10. Oral administration of neuromodulators, including pregabalin and gabapentin, is also used, but these drugs can only achieve therapeutic concentrations after 2–3 weeks of continuous administration 14. Several studies have shown that reduction in the pain score of 30%–40% is required to show a significant reduction in the pain score.…”

Pain Management in Dermatology

“…Tamasi et al show that half of patients report skin pain [18] ( N = 109). There are few studies that specifically address pain management in patients with pemphigus [19, 20]. In the absence of specific analgesic management recommendations for pemphigus, the rules laid down by the WHO apply, i.e., use an analgesic adapted to the intensity of the pain [21].…”