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Thymoma with Pemphigus Foliaceus.
A 75-year-old Japanese woman was referred to us because of an anterior mediastinal mass. Crusts and shallow erosions developed 10 months earlier on her upper chest, back, and scalp. Pemphigus foliaceus was diagnosed based on histological examination of skin biopsy specimens and positivity for serum anti-desmoglein 1 antibody by enzyme-linked ...
Kei Takeshita+10 more
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Pemphigus foliaceus in the horse
Anja Schulte+4 more
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A 55-year-old woman presented after a four-year history of impetiginized eczema that was distributed over her face, scalp, chest, and back and a recent diagnosis of breast cancer. A skin biopsy specimen for direct immunofluorescence demonstrated intercellular IgG4. Anti-desmoglein 1 and 3 antibodies were present. Indirect immunofluorescence testing was
Orne, Charisse M+3 more
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Who Will Develop Pemphigus Foliaceus? [PDF]
Pemphigus foliaceus (PF), an autoimmune blistering disorder, is characterized by the development of superficial cutaneous blisters in a seborrheic distribution, without mucosal involvement. Autoantibodies target the desmoglein 1 (Dsg1) antigen expressed on the surface of keratinocytes located in the superficial levels of the epidermis (Mahoney et al ...
Julia Tzu+2 more
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Pemphigus foliaceus is a skin disease in which antibodies against the cell surface of keratinocytes destroy the adhesion between epidermal cells, thereby producing blisters. It is a rare disease in childhood, and treatment guidelines for juvenile pemphigus foliaceus are lacking. An 8 year old boy with pemphigus foliaceus is described.
C, Galambrun+4 more
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Juvenile pemphigus foliaceus [PDF]
A 7-year-old girl with generalized erythematous, scaling plaques and vesiculobullous lesions on the extremities was diagnosed as having pemphigus foliaceus. Lesional direct immunofluorescence revealed intercellular IgG, IgA and C3 deposition. The patient's serum gave positive reactions against one epitope of desmoglein 3 and the epitope of desmoglein 1
Mehravaran Mehrdad+6 more
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Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is a group of autoimmune skin blistering disease comprising four subtypes: Cazenave, endemic, erythematosus and herpetiformis. The common characteristic is the frequent presence of pathogenic anti-desmoglein 1 antibodies leading to bullae in the skin.
Maehara, Laura de Sena N.+2 more
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Consensus on the treatment of autoimmune bullous dermatoses: pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus - Brazilian Society of Dermatology [PDF]
: Pemphigus are intraepidermal autoimmune bullous dermatoses that occur with lesions on the skin and / or mucous membranes. The most frequent types are pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus (classic and endemic).
Adriana Maria Porro+2 more
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Pulse therapy in pemphigus: report of 11 cases [PDF]
In this study, five cases of pemphigus vulgaris and two cases of pemphigus foliaceus were treated with cyclophosphamide pulse therapy associated with prednisone, resulting in the need for a smaller maintenance dose of prednisone.
Nurimar Conceicao Fernandes+1 more
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Pemphigus Foliaceus after COVID-19 Vaccination: A Report of Two Cases
Autoimmune bullous diseases (AIBDs) following coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination have been previously documented in medical literature, given the comparable nature of the RNA antigen in these vaccines to that of the cellular nuclear matter ...
Nguyen Nhat Pham+3 more
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