Theophylline is a prescription medication thatâs used to treat asthmatic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure in dogs. It is a bronchodilator used to reduce inflammation and swelling of muscles in the lungs and chest.
Medical Care. The aim of treatment in pemphigus vulgaris is the same as in other autoimmune bullous diseases, which is to decrease blister formation, promote healing of blisters and erosions, and determine the minimal dose of medication necessary to control the disease process. Note the images below.
1 Bullous Pemphigoid normally, but not invariably, responds to lower doses of systemic corticosteroids (alone or combined with other oral or topical agents), with most patients improving on prednisone at a dosage of 80 mg/day or less; 2  Topical corticosteroids (high potency) are commonly used for management of lesions. Pulse therapy with mega doses of intravenous methylprednisolone, given at a dosage of 1 g/day for 5 days. ( 2 The TNF-a inhibitors such especially Rituximab are currently being investigated for efficacy in the treatment of Pemphigus Vulgaris).