Pemphigus vegetans with facial palsy.

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...

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...

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...

Localized pemphigus foliaceus with unilateral facial involvement: A case report

Pemphigus foliaceus is an autoimmune blistering condition more often than not associated with generalized lesions. Localized Pemphigus foliaceus is a rare entity. Herein, we report a case of pemphigus foliaceus localized on the face. A 64-year-old woman was referred to our clinic with a 2-year history of erythematous plaque on the right side of her face. The histology report was compatible with...