PLAT and pemphigus foliaceus: Many other therapies have been described in case reports that claimed to arrest the progression of neonatal PF, such as the use of heparin [8], Protein C [5,12], Antithrombin III, recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA), epoprostenol (prostacyclin) [6], topical nitroglycerin, intravenous dextran, and plasmapheresis [1-13].