Ocular surface involvement in pemphigus vulgaris: An interdisciplinary review

Nail involvement in pemphigus vulgaris.

Esophageal involvement by pemphigus vulgaris resulting in dysphagia.

resulting in dysphagia A 44-year-old man was admitted to our institution because of the appearance of painful cutaneous, oral, and genital vesicles. His previous medical history was unremarkable. He had had pharyngitis treated with amoxicillin 1 month before the hospitalization. On physical examination, symmetrically erythematous plaques, covered with vesicles, were seen. Because of subsequent ...

Laryngeal involvement in pemphigus vulgaris: a proposed classification.

OBJECTIVE (1) To investigate the incidence of laryngeal involvement in a large series of patients with pemphigus vulgaris, using endoscopic examination, (2) to describe the lesions, and (3) to establish a classification of laryngeal involvement in pemphigus vulgaris based on the location of the lesions. STUDY DESIGN Prospective study. METHODS A total of 40 sequentially treated pemphigus vul...

A brief review of pemphigus vulgaris

Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune disorder which presents with painful mucocutaneous blisters and erosions. On the skin, they are flaccid bullae or erosions, and on the mucosa, they present as erosions. This disease is rare but is devastating to those who have it; it also is related—perhaps genetically—to other autoimmune conditions. This is to say that a patient can develop pemphigus vulgari...

Adjuvant Therapies of Pemphigus Vulgaris: A Review

Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune disease characterized by blistering and erosions on skin and mucous membranes due to acantholysis. It is caused by autoantibodies against desmosomal caderins desmoglein 3 (Dsg 3) which are calcium dependent cell adhesion molecules. The measurement of Dsg 3-ELISA had been shown to be a sensitive and specific test for the diagnosis of PV in addition to the...