Pemphigus Herpetiformis With Progression to Pemphigus Foliaceus: A Case Report
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Pemphigus herpetiformis with progression to pemphigus foliaceus: a case report.
Pemphigus herpetiformis (PH) is an uncommon variant of pemphigus that accounts for an estimated 6% to 7.2% of all cases of this skin disorder. The term pemphigus herpetiformis was coined by Jablonska et al. in 1975 to describe a entity that was clinically similar to dermatitis herpetiformis, showed acantholysis on biopsy, and responded to sulfapyridine. The authors considered that PH was a vari...
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عنوان ژورنال: Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition)
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1578-2190
DOI: 10.1016/j.adengl.2014.04.009