Subclinical oral involvement in patients with endemic pemphigus foliaceus [PDF]
Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2018 Background: We have described a variant of endemic pemphigus foliaceus (EPF) in El Bagre area known as pemphigus Abreu-Manu. Our previous study suggested that Colombian EPF seemed to react with various plakin family proteins, such as desmoplakins ...
Ana Maria Abreu-Velez +3 more
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Genetic Associations and Differential mRNA Expression Levels of Host Genes Suggest a Viral Trigger for Endemic Pemphigus Foliaceus [PDF]
Viruses, 2022 The long search for the environmental trigger of the endemic pemphigus foliaceus (EPF, fogo selvagem) has not yet resulted in any tangible findings. Here, we searched for genetic associations and the differential expression of host genes involved in ...
Valéria Bumiller-Bini Hoch +20 more
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Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, 2012 The pemphigus foliaceus is a very common skin disease in the Center-West region of Brazil and is named endemic due to its incidence in some regions of the country, South America and Latin America.
Carlos Hermano da Justa Pinheiro +3 more
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Evaluation of cases of pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus from a reference service in Pará state, Brazil [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2014 BACKGROUND: Pemphigusis a bullous, rare and chronic autoimmune disease. There are two major forms of pemphigus: vulgaris and foliaceus. Epidemiological data and clinical outcome in patients diagnosed in the Brazilian Amazon states are still rare ...
Carla Andréa Avelar Pires +5 more
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Involvement of the Areae Compositae of the Heart in Endemic Pemphigus Foliaceus [PDF]
Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2019 Background: A new variant of endemic pemphigus foliaceus in El Bagre (El Bagre-EPF), Colombia, South America, shares features with Senear-Usher syndrome and occurs in an endemic fashion.
Ana Maria Abreu-Velez +7 more
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Coexistence of Psoriasis and Pemphigus: A Case Report of Pemphigus Vulgaris With a Review of the Literature. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Numerous case reports have documented the coexistence of psoriasis and pemphigus. We present the case of a man with a history of psoriasis who subsequently developed pemphigus. We review relevant case reports published over the past decade. Available evidence suggests that pemphigus may develop in patients with a history of psoriasis.
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Cell junction protein armadillo repeat gene deleted in velo-cardio-facial syndrome is expressed in the skin and colocalizes with autoantibodies of patients affected by a new variant of endemic pemphigus foliaceus in Colombia [PDF]
Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2017 Background: We previously described a new variant of endemic pemphigus foliaceus in El Bagre, Colombia, South America (El Bagre-EPF, or pemphigus Abreu-Manu). El Bagre-EPF differs from other types of EPF clinically, epidemiologically, immunologically and
Ana Maria Abreu-Velez +2 more
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Patients affected by endemic pemphigus foliaceus in Colombia, South America exhibit autoantibodies to optic nerve sheath envelope cell junctions [PDF]
Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2018 Background: The majority of the patients affected by a new variant of endemic pemphigus foliaceus in El Bagre, Colombia (El Bagre EPF or pemphigus Abreu-Manu), have experienced vision problems; we have previously reported several ocular abnormalities.
Ana Maria Abreu-Velez +2 more
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The Pericardium Cells Junctions Are a Target for Autoantibodies of Patients Affected by a Variant of Endemic Pemphigus Foliaceus in El Bagre and Surrounding Municipalities in Colombia, South America [PDF]
DiagnosticsBackground: Patients suffering from a new variant of endemic pemphigus foliaceus in El Bagre, Colombia, South America (El Bagre-EPF) produce autoantibodies (Abs) to different proteins in the skin (frustre form), as well as to those in other organs ...
Ana Maria Abreu Velez +6 more
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Autoantibodies against Components of Sensory Nerve Formations in the Intervertebral Disks and Adjacent Structures are Antigens Recognized by the Sera from Patients Affected by a New Variant of Endemic Pemphigus in El Bagre, Colombia [PDF]
Dermatology Practical & ConceptualIntroduction: Patients affected by a new variant of endemic pemphigus foliaceus in El Bagre, Colombia have autoantibodies directed against different proteins in the skin and internal organs.
Ana Maria Abreu-Velez +8 more
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