Epidemiological and clinical study of cases of endemic pemphigus foliaceus and pemphigus vulgaris in a reference center in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil [PDF]
Background: Pemphigus constitutes a group of autoimmune bullous diseases. A reduction in the incidence of endemic pemphigus foliaceus and an increase in pemphigus vulgaris has been described, but there are no studies in Minas Gerais that address the ...
Vanessa Martins Barcelos +3 more
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Pemphigus is a group of autoimmune-mediated mucocutaneous blistering diseases characterized by acantholysis. Pemphigus has also been recognized in dogs and shares similar clinical characteristics and variants with human pemphigus.
Haya S. Raef +8 more
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Drug-induced pemphigus can be induced or triggered by drugs, most often by penicillamine and other thiol-associated drugs. The time from first intake of the drug to onset of the reaction is often relatively long compared to other cutaneous adverse drug ...
Laura de Sena Nogueira Maehara +3 more
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Expression of keratins, epidermal proteins and inflammatory cells in superficial pemphigus dogs [PDF]
Superficial pemphigus in dogs is an autoimmune skin disorder. The disease is characterised by the binding of auto-antibodies to desmosomal molecules including desmocollin-1, a major auto-antigen in dogs.
S. Theerawatanasirikul +3 more
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Autoimmune pemphigus: difficulties in diagnosis and the molecular mechanisms underlying the disease
Recently recognised as a desmosomal disorder, autoimmune pemphigus remains severe in some of its forms, such as pemphigus vulgaris. This review is divided into four parts.
Olga Simionescu, Sorin Ioan Tudorache
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Development of an experimental model of pemphigus vulgaris in laboratory animals
Pemphigus vulgaris is a chronic autoimmune bullous disease characterized by the formation of blisters on the skin and/ or mucous tunics as a result of acantholysis.
A. A. Kubanov +6 more
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Diagnosis and therapy of pemphigus – consensus of Polish Dermatological Society
Pemphigus is an acantholytic bullous disease with a potentially fatal course. The laboratory diagnosis of pemphigus is based on direct immunofluorescence showing the presence of the in vivo bound IgG in intercellular spaces of the epidermis in skin ...
Marian Dmochowski +10 more
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A 23-year-old male diagnosed with pemphigus foliaceous presented with multiple asymptomatic hyperpigmented patches and plaques clinically resembling seborrheic keratoses over multiple sites on the body of 1-year duration. There were no fluid-filled lesions, active erosions, or mucosal involvement.
Shital Poojary, Kavya Baddireddy
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Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor Use and Risk of Pemphigus Vulgaris and Foliaceus: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Databases of the Korea National Health Insurance Claims and the National Health Screening Examination. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Although population‐based studies have reported an increased risk of bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus associated with dipeptidyl peptidase‐4 (DPP‐4) inhibitors, there is limited, well‐designed epidemiological evidence for pemphigus vulgaris (PV), which has only been supported by case reports thus far.
Lee J, Bae JH, Hahn S.
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ABSTRACT Background Subcorneal pustular dermatosis (SPD), or Sneddon–Wilkinson disease, is a rare, relapsing pustular skin condition of unknown cause, characterised by subcorneal pustules. Objectives To summarise the demographic, clinical, histopathological, management and disease course of SPD.
Mason H. Crossman +5 more
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