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.
Remission rates of about 70% in patients with pemphigus vulgaris and 45% in patients with pemphigus foliaceus, with a median time to achieve complete remission of nine months (range, 1-13 months) demonstrated at higher doses of about 35-45 mg/kg/day have been reported (ee).