coexistance of pemphigus vulgaris and psoriasis in a middle aged man

Coexistance of Pemphigus Vulgaris and Psoriasis in a Middle Aged Man

Psoriasis and pemphigus vulgaris are two inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Their concomitant occurrence in one patient is very rare. We describe a 57-year-old patient with a history of severe plaque type psoriasis for 2 years. After a few months, he presented with disseminated bullae and mucosal erosions which were documented as pemphigus vulgaris. Both of the diseases were successfully con...

Coexistence of psoriasis vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus.

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...

ABO blood group antigens in patients with psoriasis and pemphigus vulgaris

Background: The ABO blood group antigens play a role in thepathophysiology of some diseases and several researches haveinvestigated this relationship in the field of dermatology. In thepresent study, an attempt was made to find the distribution ofblood types in patients with pemphigus vulgaris and chronicplaque type psoriasis.Method: Fifty patients with chronic plaque type psoriasis, 50patients...

A FAMILIAL CASE OF PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS

A family in which two members are affected by pemphigus vulgaris is presented from Gilan. Up to now only 25 families in which more than one member was affected have been reported

Management of Pemphigus Vulgaris

INTRODUCTION Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a chronic, autoimmune, vesiculobullous disease. As a result of the relative rarity of PV, published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are limited, which makes it difficult to evaluate the efficacy of different treatment regimens in this disease. This also precludes conduct of a meta-analysis. METHODS English-language publications describing treatment ...