Pemfigo volgare (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…
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Localized pemphigus with vegetative features
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…
Taggato con: IgG, Jamaica, localized pemphigus, pemphigus, pemphigus vulgaris, vegetative
Pubblicato in Around the Globe, News and Information
Pubblicato in Around the Globe, News and Information
IgA pemphigus associated with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma showing unique reactivity with desmocollins: Unusual clinical and histopathological features.
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…
