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.
Both pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus can be either induced or triggered (i.e., latent disease unmasked) by certain drugs. (Pemphigus that continues after a patient stops using a drug is referred to as triggered, whereas lesions that clear soon after withdrawal are referred to as induced).