Epidemiology and management of pemphigus in Greece: A 5-year, multicentre study

M P Konstantinou¹, A Patsatsi^{2

3}, A Chatziperrou¹, M E Anagnostaki^{2

3}, A Kyriakou^{2

3}, A Tsitlakidou^{2

3}, E Lazaridou^{2

3}, E Kitsiou⁴, C Mamou⁴, K Theodoropoulos⁴, A Katoulis⁴, T Douvali^{5

6}, E Soura^{5

6}, P Kotitsas^{5

6}, E Gagari^{5

6}, M Gerochristou^{5

6}, V Chasapi^{5

6}, A Stratigos^{5

6}, T Sidiropoulos⁷, A Gravani⁸, A Roussaki-Schulze⁸, C Oikonomou⁹, K Grafanaki⁹, S Georgiou⁹, P Tanga¹⁰, M Papakonstantis¹⁰, N Chaitidis¹¹, K Giagkidis¹¹, E Vakirlis¹¹, D Kiritsi¹¹, E Sotiriou¹¹, E Markaki¹², S Kruger-Krasagakis¹, K Krasagakis¹; Greek Study Group of Autoimmune Bullous Diseases

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology Department, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
² Autoimmune Bullous Diseases Unit, Greek Center of Expertise on AIBD, Thessaloniki, Greece.
³ 2nd Dermatology Department, Aristotle University School of Medicine, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁴ Second Dermatology Department, Attiko Hospital, Athens, Greece.
⁵ First Dermatology Department, A. Syggros Hospital, Athens, Greece.
⁶ State Dermatology Department, A. Syggros Hospital, Athens, Greece.
⁷ State Dermatology Department, Skin and Venereal Diseases Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁸ Dermatology Department, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
⁹ Dermatology Department, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
¹⁰ Dermatology Department, 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
¹¹ First Dermatology Department, Skin and Venereal Diseases Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
¹² Division of Basic Sciences, Laboratory of Immune Regulation and Tolerance, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.

M P Konstantinou et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025.

. 2025 Aug 23.

doi: 10.1111/jdv.70012. Online ahead of print.

¹ Dermatology Department, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
² Autoimmune Bullous Diseases Unit, Greek Center of Expertise on AIBD, Thessaloniki, Greece.
³ 2nd Dermatology Department, Aristotle University School of Medicine, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁴ Second Dermatology Department, Attiko Hospital, Athens, Greece.
⁵ First Dermatology Department, A. Syggros Hospital, Athens, Greece.
⁶ State Dermatology Department, A. Syggros Hospital, Athens, Greece.
⁷ State Dermatology Department, Skin and Venereal Diseases Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁸ Dermatology Department, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
⁹ Dermatology Department, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
¹⁰ Dermatology Department, 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
¹¹ First Dermatology Department, Skin and Venereal Diseases Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
¹² Division of Basic Sciences, Laboratory of Immune Regulation and Tolerance, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.

No abstract available

Keywords: epidemiology; incidence; pemphigus; rituximab.

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