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Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis: Update and insights by Nguyen, Tegan, Razzaque Ahmed, A

“…Abstract Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis (APD) is rare autoimmune hypersensitivity reaction to the fluctuations of endogenous progesterone during a woman's…”
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Anti-p200 Pemphigoid: A Systematic Review by Kridin, Khalaf, Ahmed, A Razzaque

“…The many clinical aspects of anti-p200 pemphigoid are not well-characterized. We aimed to analyze and correlate known existing data on the epidemiological,…”
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Reversing Autoimmunity Combination of Rituximab and Intravenous Immunoglobulin by Ahmed, A Razzaque, Kaveri, Srinivas

“…In this concept paper, the authors present a unique and novel protocol to treat autoimmune diseases that may have the potential to reverse autoimmunity. It…”
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Long-Term Remissions in Recalcitrant Pemphigus Vulgaris by Ahmed, A. Razzaque, Kaveri, Srini, Spigelman, Zachary

“…In a case series involving 10 patients with recalcitrant recurrent pemphigus vulgaris, a combination of rituximab plus intravenous immune globulin induced…”
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A review of the current use of rituximab in autoimmune diseases by Gürcan, Hakan M., Keskin, Derin B., Stern, Joel N.H., Nitzberg, Matthew A., Shekhani, Haris, Ahmed, A. Razzaque

“…Rituximab is a human/murine chimeric monoclonal antibody primarily used for treating non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma. Recently it has also been used in the…”
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IgM Deficiency in Autoimmune Blistering Mucocutaneous Diseases Following Various Treatments: Long Term Follow-Up and Relevant Observations by Ahmed, A Razzaque, Aksoy, Merve

“…IgM deficiency has been reported in patients with many autoimmune diseases treated with Rituximab (RTX). It has not been studied, in detail, in autoimmune…”
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Current biologics in treatment of pemphigus foliaceus: a systematic review by Carver, Caden A., Kalesinskas, Mikole, Ahmed, A. Razzaque

“…Background Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) differs from pemphigus vulgaris (PV) in that it affects only the skin and mucous membranes are not involved. Pemphigus is…”
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Combination of Rituximab and Intravenous Immunoglobulin for Recalcitrant Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid: A Preliminary Report by FOSTER, C. Stephen, CHANG, Peter Y, RAZZAQUE AHMED, A

“…To compare the effectiveness and safety of the combination therapy of rituximab (RTX) and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) to other immunosuppressive regimens…”
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Molecular Basis for Global Incidence of Pemphigoid Diseases and Differences in Phenotypes by Ahmed, A Razzaque, Anwar, Sarah, Reche, Pedro A

“…Pemphigoid (Pg) diseases are a group of potentially fatal autoimmune mucocutaneous diseases. They have different clinical phenotypes, involving only the skin…”
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Positive clinical outcome with IVIg as monotherapy in recurrent pemphigoid gestationis by Nguyen, Tegan, Alraqum, Esraa, Razzaque Ahmed, A.

“…Pemphigoid gestationis (PG) is an autoimmune blistering disease associated with pregnancy. It is characterized by the presence of autoantibodies against…”
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Critical analysis of the use of rituximab in mucous membrane pemphigoid: A review of the literature by Shetty, Shawn, MD, Ahmed, A. Razzaque, MD, DSc

“…Background Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) is an autoimmune blistering disease. In patients who do not respond to conventional therapy, rituximab (RTX) may be…”
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Treatment of recalcitrant bullous pemphigoid (BP) with a novel protocol: A retrospective study with a 6-year follow-up by Ahmed, A. Razzaque, MD, Shetty, Shawn, MD, Kaveri, Srini, DVM, PhD, Spigelman, Zachary S., MD

“…Background Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune blistering skin disease that predominantly affects the elderly. Conventional therapy using high-dose systemic…”
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Analysis of current data on the use of methotrexate in the treatment of pemphigus and pemphigoid by Gürcan, H.M., Razzaque Ahmed, A.

“…Summary Methotrexate (MTX) is primarily used in the treatment of malignancies. It has also been used as an immunosuppressive agent in the treatment of…”
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Monopathogenic vs multipathogenic explanations of pemphigus pathophysiology by Ahmed, A. Razzaque, Carrozzo, Marco, Caux, Frédéric, Cirillo, Nicola, Dmochowski, Marian, Alonso, Agustín España, Gniadecki, Robert, Hertl, Michael, López-Zabalza, Maria J., Lotti, Roberta, Pincelli, Carlo, Pittelkow, Mark, Schmidt, Enno, Sinha, Animesh A., Sprecher, Eli, Grando, Sergei A.

“…This viewpoint highlights major, partly controversial concepts about the pathogenesis of pemphigus. The monopathogenic theory explains intra‐epidermal…”
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Treatment of Pediatric Pemphigus Foliaceus by Carver, Caden, Kalesinskas, Mikole, Dheden, Ngawang, Ahmed, A. Razzaque

“…Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is an autoimmune blistering disease limited to the superficial skin without mucosal involvement. It is clinically, histologically, and…”
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Identification of epitopes within integrin β4 for binding of auto-antibodies in ocular cicatricial and mucous membrane pemphigoid: preliminary report by Rashid, Khwaja Aftab, Foster, C Stephen, Ahmed, A Razzaque

“…To identify the epitopes on human β4 integrin to which the sera of patients with ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP) and mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP)…”
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Relationship between radiation therapy and bullous pemphigoid by Nguyen, Tegan, Kwan, Julia M, Ahmed, A Razzaque

“…Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune subepidermal blistering disease. To review the literature on radiation therapy (RT)-associated BP. A review of the…”
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Treatment of Juvenile Pemphigus Vulgaris with Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy by Asarch, Adam, Razzaque Ahmed, A.

“…:  We report the clinical response and follow‐up on eight patients with juvenile pemphigus vulgaris treated with intravenous immunoglobulin. Six Caucasian…”
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Antigen Specificity in Subsets of Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid by Rashid, Khwaja A., Gürcan, Hakan M., Razzaque Ahmed, A.

“…Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) has several subsets based on target antigens recognized by their sera. MMP and ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP) sera…”
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Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis: a review of the literature by Letko, Erik, Papaliodis, Dean N, Papaliodis, George N, Daoud, Yassine J, Ahmed, A Razzaque, Foster, C Stephen

“…To perform a comprehensive review of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis. A MEDLINE search was performed for the years 1975 to 2003 using…”
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