Pemphigus Foliaceus Complicated by Peripheral Vascular Disease

Pemphigus Foliaceus Complicated by Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption.

A Kaposi varicelliform eruption (KVE) refers to a widespread cutaneous infection with a virus that often causes local vesicular eruptions over a pre-existing skin disease. Pemphigus foliaceus complicated by KVE is rare. We report the case of a 68-year-old Chi-nese woman with pemphigus foliaceus complicated by KVE. A 68-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with a 14-month history of eryth...

Myotonic dystrophy complicated by peripheral vascular disease.

Case report A 40-year-old man was admitted to a surgical unit with a 3-week history of increasing pain in the right foot. In the past year he had experienced pain in both calves on walking half a mile, and in addition, had been falling frequently, his legs '6;ving way'. He had had bilateral cataract extractions on,., year previously. There was no history of diabetes melitus or medication. He wa...

Pemphigus Vulgaris and Pemphigus Foliaceus

The word “pemphigus” is derived from the Greek term "pemphix” meaning bubble or blister. Pemphigus is a group of autoimmune diseases (see Table 4) characterized by intra-epithelial blistering, resulting in superficial vesicles or bullae that easily rupture, resulting in ulceration of mucosal and/or cutaneous sites. Although rare, pemphigus causes significant morbidity and potential mortality fo...

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 immunosorbent assay. Neurological examination and ele...

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