Comparative retrospective evaluation of efficacy of rituximab therapy with dexamethasone cyclophosphamide pulse therapy in patients of pemphigus vulgaris at a tertiary care hospital

Background: Popular treatment modalities for pemphigus vulgaris are dexamethasone cyclophosphamide pulse (DCP) therapy and rituximab. However, no previous studies are available which have compared the efficacy of the two modalities. Aim: This study aims to study the response of pemphigus vulgaris to DCP and rituximab therapy and to compare the efficacy and safety of the two modalities over a period of 1½ years. Materials and Methods: This was an...