A systematic review of treatments for bullous pemphigoid

NP Khumalo, DF Murrell, F Wojnarowska… - Archives of …, 2002 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To assess the effectiveness of treatments for bullous pemphigoid. Methods The
Cochrane Library search strategy was used to identify randomized controlled trials from
MEDLINE and EMBASE, from their inception to September 30, 2001. All randomized
controlled trials on interventions for bullous pemphigoid, confirmed by immunofluorescence
studies, were included. Results We found 6 randomized controlled trials with a total of 293
patients. Two trials, one comparing prednisolone, 0.75 mg/kg per day, with prednisolone …