Disseminated Cicatricial Pemphigoid

Abstract

A patient is presented with generalized blistering and scarring eruptions, showing immunopathological, histological and electron microscopical characteristics of disseminated cicatricial pemphigoid, successfully treated by combined therapy of systemic steroids and azathioprine.

Azathioprine in dermatology: The past, the present, and the future

“…[112][113][114][115][116][117][118][119][120][121][122][123][124][125] Although one prospective study showed no significant benefit with the addition of azathioprine as an adjuvant to prednisolone, 116 the possibility of underdosing has been suggested. 126 Some clinicians believe that azathioprine is effective in the treatment of pemphigoid and prefer it over other immunosuppressant medications.…”