Issues to be addressed when evaluating a patient for pemphigus include the age of onset, previous clinical symtoms, initial presentation, presence of mucous membrane symptoms and the presence of ...

This is a rare autoimmune skin disorder that occurs when your immune system starts attacking healthy epidermis cells (the top layer of your skin). Pemphigus can manifest itself as blisters and sores ...

Differentiation of PV from the other clinical variants of pemphigus, including pemphigus foliaceus, pemphigus erythematosus, pemphigus vegetans, and paraneoplastic pemphigus, is based primarily on ...

IN the consideration of vesiculating and bullous eruptions of the oral mucosa, insufficient attention has been given to benign mucous-membrane pemphigus as a distinct clinical entity. Also, in many ...

Pemphigus refers to a group of skin disorders that cause blistering and sores on the skin or mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, throat or genital region. The onset of disease is usually in ...

Pemphigus vulgaris is a rare autoimmune condition that causes painful blistering on the skin and mucous membranes. These blisters commonly appear in the mouth and are prone to bursting easily, which ...

Pemphigus foliaceus is part of the pemphigus group of autoimmune diseases. Autoimmune diseases occur when the body’s immune system attacks healthy tissue. In pemphigus foliaceus, the immune system ...

Susan Bard, MD, is a board-certified general and procedural dermatologist with the American Board of Dermatology and a Fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery. Pemphigus is a rare autoimmune ...

MORE than 70 patients with cutaneous diseases have been treated at Massachusetts General Hospital, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Robert Breck Brigham Hospital and Children's Hospital with ACTH or ...

Paraneoplastic pemphigus is typically a side effect of a cancerous tumor and can cause mouth pain and oral sores. It can be aggressive and should be diagnosed and treated as soon as possible.

Pemphigus vulgaris is a rare autoimmune disease that causes painful blistering on mucous membranes like the mouth, eyes, or genitals. It can cause serious complications if it isn’t treated. If you ...