Research Article
Pemphigus Vulgaris: A Clinical Study of 31 Cases (2004–2014) in Morocco
Table 3
Remission rates in patients with pemphigus vulgaris (PV) and indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) results obtained after 2 and 5 years of follow-up.
| Patients | Remission | 2 years | IIF-negative | 5 years | IIF-negative |
| All | CRNT | 2 (6.4) | 2 (6.4) | 7 (22.6) | 7 (22.6) | CRMT | 17 (54.8) | 6 (19.3) | 14 (45.2) | 6 (19.3) | PRMT | 10 (32.2) | 0 | 7 (22.6) | 0 | PRHT | 2 (6.4) | 0 | 2 (6.4) | 0 |
| Mild PV (n = 3) | CRNT | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.6) | 2 (66.6) | CRMT | 2 (66.7) | 2 (66.6) | 0 | 0 | PRMT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PRHT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moderate PV (n = 12) | CRNT | 1 (8.3) | 1 (8.3) | 3 (25) | 3 (25) | CRMT | 8 (66.6) | 2 (16.6) | 8 (66.6) | 5 (41.6) | PRMT | 3 (25) | 0 | 1 (8.3) | 0 | PRHT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Severe PV (n = 16) | CRNT | 0 | 0 | 1 (6.25) | 1 (6.25) | CRMT | 8 (50) | 1 (6.25) | 4 (25) | 0 | PRMT | 6 (37.5) | 0 | 8 (50) | 0 | PRHT | 2 (12.5) | 0 | 2 (12.5) | 0 |
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CRNT, complete remission without (no) therapy; CRMT, complete remission under minimal therapy; PRMT, partial remission under minimal therapy; PRHT, partial remission under high-dose therapy.
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