[Continuous plasma filtration. Experiences in the treatment of pemphigus vulgaris]

By means of continuous plasmafiltration, considerable and rapid improvement could be achieved with regard to the skin lesions as well as antibody titers of a patient suffering from pemphigus vulgaris. Apart from plasmafiltration, treatment with azathioprim and steroids proved to be effective. Neither significant side effects nor infectious complications have been observed.