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]
Anais Brasileiros de DermatologiaBackground: 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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Pain management of pemphigus vulgaris [PDF]
, 2022 Pemphigus is a rare autoimmune bullous disease which affects the mucous membranes and skin. Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is the most prevalent type of pemphigus. PV presents with extremely painful, non- healing oral erosions. However, there are only a handful
Liew, Constance Sat Lin +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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Localized pemphigus vulgaris − a rare form of a well-known disorder
Journal of the Egyptian Women’s Dermatologic Society, 2020 Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune disorder with many clinical variants. In this report, we present a 57-year-old female patient who presented with unilateral acral erosions, pustulations, and crusts, which was diagnosed as localized pemphigus vulgaris,
Galal El Enany +8 more
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Health Science Reports, 2022 Background and Aims Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune vesiculobullous mucocutaneous disorder with life‐threatening consequences. Early detection and adequate care are crucial for a good prognosis.
Muhanad L. Alshami +2 more
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Utility of IgG4 immunohistochemistry detection in pemphigus diagnosis
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2022 Pemphigus includes a group of blistering autoimmune diseases that affect the skin and mucosa, characterized by the formation of epidermal bullous and the presence of antibodies against binding proteins.
Maricela García-Lechuga +4 more
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Involvement of Nail Apparatus in Pemphigus Vulgaris in Ethnic Poles Is Infrequent
Frontiers in Medicine, 2018 Pemphigus vulgaris lesions have a tendency to localize around natural body orifices. The aim here was to analyze the involvement of nail apparatus in pemphigus vulgaris.
Pawel Pietkiewicz +4 more
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Common Human Leukocyte Antigen Alleles in Pemphigus Vulgaris and Pemphigus Foliaceus Italian Patients [PDF]
, 1999 Pemphigus refers to a group of autoimmune blistering skin diseases, mainly identified as pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus, both characterized by the presence of autoantibodies against keratinocyte adhesion molecules, leading to loss of cell ...
Mercuro, Ornella +7 more
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Diagnostic difficulties in a case of a female patient with pemphigus vulgaris
, 2016 Introduction . Autoimmune blistering diseases are mediated by autoantibodies directed against structural proteins of the skin. Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is the most common type of pemphigus.
Kamila Zawadzińska-Halat +4 more
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Extensive keloid formation after pemphigus vulgaris [PDF]
, 2015 Pemphigus vulgaris is an immunobullous disease characterized by intraepidermal blister formation. These blisters eventually rupture, leaving erosions that are slow to heal, often leaving hyperpigmented patches, but no scars.
Sako, Eric Y, Worswick, Scott
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