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B‐cell targeted therapy of pemphigus
The Journal of Dermatology, Volume 50, Issue 2, Page 124-131, February 2023., 2023 Abstract Pemphigus is an autoimmune disease that causes blistering and erosion of the skin and mucous membranes because of autoantibodies against desmoglein, which plays an important role in adhesion between epidermal keratinocytes. Treatment of pemphigus has long been centered on corticosteroids, and the guidelines for management of pemphigus have ...
Jun Yamagami
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PEMPHIGUS VEGETANS OF NEUMANN: A CASE REPORT OF A RARE VARIANT OF PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS
, 2023 Pemphigus vegetans is a rare variant of pemphigus vulgaris characterized by periorificial papillomatous vegetations. We present the case of a 77-year-old female patient with a history of type 2 diabetes and hypertension who presented with painful ...
Sektaoui Soukaina , Mehsas Zoubida , Asermouh Marwa , Meziane Meriem , Ismaili Nadia , Benzekri Laila and Senouci Karima
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A Case Series of Recalcitrant Pemphigus [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 Pemphigus consists of a group of life threatening autoimmune bullous disorders characterised by flaccid blisters and erosions of the skin and mucosal membranes of oral, laryngeal, conjunctival, pharyngeal, anal, vaginal etc.
Rajkumar Kannan +3 more
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Case report: Mounded and refractory keratoses (MARK), a novel presentation of pemphigus vulgaris
Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a rare immunobullous disease. Although it classically presents as generalized flaccid blisters affecting the skin and mucosae, atypical cases of PV can be diagnostically challenging.
Stephanie T. Le +5 more
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Pemphigus Vegetans -Masquerading as malignancy of lip A Case Report
, 2023 Pemphigus vegetans is a rare variant of pemphigus vulgaris characterized by pustules or papillomatous vegetations, preferentially affecting intertriginous and periorificial areas.
Sarah Kuruvilla +4 more
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Hallopeau type of pemphigus vegetans, an unusual clinical presentation of an infrequent disease [PDF]
, 2020 Pemphigus vegetans is a rare variant of pemphigus vulgaris, characterized by vegetative lesions that develop mainly in flexural areas. Herein, we present a middle-aged woman who presented to the emergency department with a rare cutaneous finding of ...
Casas-Barrera, Maria Alejandra +3 more
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Pemphigus vegetans of the Nose
Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2012 Pemphigus vegetans is an unusual form of pemphigus vulgaris. Pemphigus of the head and neck region is usually found in areas with mucosa, such as the mouth and pharynx. We present a fascinating case of pemphigus vegetans arising from the nasal dorsum that completely deformed the external nose of a 43-year-old woman. The patient was treated successfully
Geoffrey A, Sigmund, Randy, Oppenheimer
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Desmosomes in pemphigus vegetans
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 1981 Desmosomes of a patient suffering from pemphigus vegetans were studied by electron microscopy and analysed by morphometry, The desmosomes were fewer in the patient´s skin than in healthy individuals. The desmosomes of the patient were thin and short, showing pathological ultrastructures, viz.
T, Higashida, H, Hino, T, Kobayasi
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Pemphigus vegetans: A clinical case
Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii, 2019 Aim. To present a clinical case of pemphigus vegetans, a rare form of dermatosis.Materials and methods. A clinical and laboratory examination of a 32-year-old woman complaining of rash was carried out. The rash in the form of blisters, pustules, erosions
A. E. Karamova +4 more
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Pemphigus Vulgaris and Vegetans
Dermatologic Clinics, 1993 Pemphigus vulgaris, which has multiple clinical variants, is an autoimmune blistering disorder of skin and mucous membranes, usually affecting the elderly, with a strong immunogenetic link. Immunologic studies of this disease have been productive in defining the pathophysiology of blister formation and the characteristics of the pemphigus antigen.
B A, Becker, A A, Gaspari
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