Pemphigus foliaceus: a case report and short review.

Localized pemphigus foliaceus with unilateral facial involvement: A case report

Pemphigus foliaceus is an autoimmune blistering condition more often than not associated with generalized lesions. Localized Pemphigus foliaceus is a rare entity. Herein, we report a case of pemphigus foliaceus localized on the face. A 64-year-old woman was referred to our clinic with a 2-year history of erythematous plaque on the right side of her face. The histology report was compatible with...

Transition from Pemphigus Foliaceus to Pemphigus Vulgaris: Case Report with Literature Review

The transition between the main subtypes of pemphigus, pemphigus vulgaris (PV), and pemphigus foliaceus (PF) has rarely been reported. Moreover, the development of PV in a patient with PF is much more unusual than that of PF in a patient with PV. We report a 48-year-old man who presented with cutaneous lesions showing the typical clinical and histological features of PF. Five years later, his s...

Aureomycin in the Treatment of Pemphigus Foliaceus. A Case Report

Pemphigus Foliaceus with herpes simplex virus; a case report

Pemphigus foliaceus is an autoimmune disease having a chronic generalized course or may rarely present as an exfoliative dermatitis. Presence of occult HSV infection is involved in development of pemphigus and immunosuppressive therapy for pemphigus results in flare of typical or atypical herpetic lesions. We herein report of a case of a 48 year old male on immunosuppressive therapy for pemphig...

Reviewing putative industrial triggering in pemphigus: cluster of pemphigus in the area near the wastewater treatment plant

A range of pemphigus is relatively rare potentially fatal group of autoimmune blistering dermatoses. Usually, there is no apparent triggering, while in some predisposed patients there are alleged environmental/industrial inducing factors. In a short time period (4 years), we diagnosed 3 novel cases of pemphigus (1 pemphigus vulgaris, 1 pemphigus foliaceus and 1 shift from pemphigus foliaceus in...