Pemphigus vulgaire (PV) is a paradigm of autoimmune disease affecting intercellular adhesion. The mechanisms that lead to cell–cell detachment (acantholysis) have crucial therapeutic implications and are currently undergoing major scrutiny. The first part of this review focuses on the classical…
We present a 58-year-old Jamaican man with an eight-month history of an isolated, vegetative, eroded, and crusted plaque on the posterior aspect of the scalp. One month prior to referral to the Charles C. Harris Skin and Cancer Pavilion he…
Authors: Asahina A, Koga H, Suzuki Y, Hashimoto T Abstract IgA pemphigus includes subcorneal pustular dermatosis (SPD)-type and intraepidermal neutrophilic IgA dermatosis (IEN)-type. Cases of IgG/IgA pemphigus have recently been documented(1) . Nonetheless, individual reports of IgA pemphigus indicate considerable…
