Pemphigus vegetans possible association with enalapril

Pemphigus vegetans induced by use of enalapril.

Pemphigus Vegetans was first described as a variant of Pemphigus Vulgaris in 1876 by Neumann. In 1889, Hallopeau described a patient with pustules and vegetating plaques, suggesting that it would be a variant of Pemphigus Vegetans of Neumann. Both types of Pemphigus Vegetans are characterized by the development of vegetating plaques especially on skin folds (axillae, groin, perianal region). Th...

Pyodermatitis-pyostomatitis vegetans: a differential diagnosis of pemphigus vegetans.

©2012 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia In the November/December 2011 issue of the Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (Brazilian Annals of Dermatology), Adriano et al. reported a case of druginduced pemphigus vegetans (PV). We congratulate the authors on the thorough documentation of the patient as well as on the detailed discussion of the topic. However, we would like to emphasize the import...

The Rare Case of Pemphigus Vegetans in Association with Malnutrition Children in the Multidisciplinary Management

Pemphigus vegetans is a clinical variant of pemphigus vulgaris, accounting for 1-2% of all very rare pemphigus cases in children. The involvement of the oral mucosa in this disease is usually accompanied by severe pain that aggravates the patient's malnourished condition. Conversely, malnutrition may also reduce vulnerability towards autoimmune diseases. Although pemphigus vegetans has never be...

Pemphigus vegetans associated with verrucous lesions: expanding a phenotype.

Successful treatment of recalcitrant pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus vegetans with etanercept and carbon dioxide laser.

A 26-year-old woman presented with a 5-month history of painful oral erosions and a 1-month history of widespread flaccid vesicles over her face and torso. A biopsy specimen of a skin lesion revealed suprabasal acantholysis. The diagnosis of pemphigus vulgaris (PV) was confirmed by a positive intercellular (IC) antibody titer. The patient was treated with prednisolone (30-45 mg/d) combined with...