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.
Some case reports show that mizoribine is effective for the treatment of autoimmune bullous diseases. We recently reported that mizoribine is effective for pemphigus vulgaris based on 11 patients treated at our institution. An oral dose of 150 mg once daily is the current regimen for the treatment of pemphigus.