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…
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Localized pemphigus with vegetative features
태그됨： IgG, Jamaica, localized pemphigus, pemphigus, pemphigus vulgaris, vegetative
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Pemphigus and Pemphigoid in Domestic Animals: An Overview
Pemphigus and pemphigoid are uncommon dermatological entities in domestic animals and of a presumed autoimmune nature. In one form or another, they have been reported in the dog, cat, horse and goat. Although these diseases are considered to be…
Equine Pemphigus Foliaceus
Pemphigus foliaceus (pem-fi-gus foli-a-shus) is an auto immune disease that affects humans and dogs and, to a lesser extent, cats and horses. In horses, it is characterized by primary lesions that often begin on the head and lower extremities; secondary…
Autoantibodies in Senear-Usher Syndrome: Cross-Reactivity or Multiple Autoimmunity?
Senear-Usher syndrome or pemphigus erythematosus is a pathology that overlaps clinically and serologically with pemphigus foliaceus and lupus erythematosus. Skin biopsies of patients with pemphigus erythematosus reveal acantholysis and deposits of immunoglobulins in desmosomes, and they are positive in the…
태그됨： autoantibodies, cross-reactivity, desmosomes, pemphigus, pemphigus erythematosus
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Feline Pemphigus Foliaceus
Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is an immune-mediated disease that causes pustules and crusted lesions, most commonly on the pinnae, nasal planum, periocular area, chin, feet of affected cats. Acantholytic cells caused by dehydration of intercellular adhesions are often seen on cytology…
Skin Disease, Autoimmune (Pemphigus) in Dogs
Pemphigus in Dogs Pemphigus is the general designation for a group of autoimmune skin diseases involving ulceration and crusting of the skin, as well as the formation of fluid-filled sacs and cysts (vesicles), and pus filled lesions (pustules). Some types…
The incidence of internal malignancies in pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid in Japan.
To evaluate the significance of the association of malignancy with autoimmune blistering diseases, we studied the incidence of internal malignancies in pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid based upon 496 cases of pemphigus and 1113 cases of bullous pemphigoid in Japan. Results…
Meeting of interest
A small, but perfectly formed group of PEM Friends braved the floods in the UK on Monday 26th November 2012 to have a sociable lunch together and share their experiences of Pemphigus and Pemphigoid. Even though it was a low turnout…
Inspiration and hope for pemphigus
Pemphigus can be a tough disease to live with but many patients now in remission have found inspiration, this is Sally’s story: I have been in remission now for over 1 year (YES!!!). That is complete remission with no symptoms…
Immunohistochemistry for immunoglobulin g4 on paraffin sections for the diagnosis of pemphigus.
Context.-Pemphigus is a group of autoimmune vesiculobullous diseases characterized by immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies directed against desmosomal adhesion proteins, with IgG4 being the predominant subclass in active diseases. Direct immunofluorescence for IgG performed on fresh-frozen tissue plays a crucial role…
