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Here we describe a rare clinical manifestation of canine pododemodicosis. A dog was presented with pedal erythema, scaling, crusting, severe edema and digit loss. The following diseases were taken into account for the differential diagnosis: pododemodicosis, lethal acrodermatitis, zinc responsive dermatosis and pemphigus foliaceus. Results from skin biopsies revealed the presence of Demodex spp...

A 37-year-old South-Asian male presented to our clinic with a crusty, verrucous-like, scaly plaque of the left ala of the nose. After ruling out infectious and other epidermal bullous diseases, we finalized a diagnosis of localized pemphigus foliaceus, an exceptionally rare disorder with only 15 cases reported in the literature to date. The hyperkeratotic lesions responded favorably to a 3-week...

BACKGROUND Endemic pemphigus foliaceus (EPF) is the only known autoimmune disease presenting in circumscribed geographic areas. AIM We aim to provide information concerning the natural course of EPF, including systemic compromise in the presteroid era, which has been largely unavailable in the current medical literature. MATERIAL #ENTITYSTARTX00026; METHODS By a retrospective review of the...

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...

Background: Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) includes lesions on the skin, generally without involving mucosa. Wounds in PF arise outer layer of superficial but if left untreated, wound will not heal and multiply. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) containing a variety different growth factors can be used care. This study was at time to describe autologous PRP therapy treatment excoriated erosional wounds pati...