Fig. 2.

Serum autoantibody levels during the course of the disease. Black dots indicate the level of anti-Dsg3 antibodies. White squares indicate the level of anti-Dsg1 antibodies. Adjuvant treatment consisted of azathioprine or mycophenolate mofetil. Each solid-lined black arrow indicates a steroid pulse (100 mg dexamethasone on 3 consecutive days). The dashed arrows refer to rituximab administration (1 g). Disease activity is indicated by gray arrows. AZA, adjuvant treatment consisted of azathioprine.