Pemphigus Vulgaris Presented with Cheilitis
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Pemphigus Vulgaris Presented with Cheilitis
Background. Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune blistering disease affecting the mucous membrane and skin. In 50 to 70% of cases, the initial manifestations of pemphigus vulgaris are oral lesions which may be followed by skin lesions. But it is unusual for the disease to present with initial and solitary persistent lower lip lesions without progression to any other location. Main Observations. ...
متن کاملPemphigus Vulgaris and Pemphigus Foliaceus
The word “pemphigus” is derived from the Greek term "pemphix” meaning bubble or blister. Pemphigus is a group of autoimmune diseases (see Table 4) characterized by intra-epithelial blistering, resulting in superficial vesicles or bullae that easily rupture, resulting in ulceration of mucosal and/or cutaneous sites. Although rare, pemphigus causes significant morbidity and potential mortality fo...
متن کاملPemphigus vulgaris with tense bullae.
We report a case of a 51-year-old woman with a history of type II diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia presenting with pain, swelling, and crusting of the lips. One year after onset of mucosal lesions, she developed an abdominal eruption with several tense vesicles and bullae on an erythematous base. The hematoxylin and eosin stain sample was consistent with a diagnosis of pemphigus vulgaris. The...
متن کاملTreatment of pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus with mycophenolate mofetil.
BACKGROUND Mycophenolate mofetil is increasingly being used as a corticosteroid-sparing agent in immunosuppressive regimens. OBJECTIVE To elucidate the effectiveness of mycophenolate as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of both pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus. DESIGN Historical prospective study. SETTING University hospital. PATIENTS The study included 42 consecutive patients...
متن کاملManagement of Pemphigus Vulgaris
INTRODUCTION Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a chronic, autoimmune, vesiculobullous disease. As a result of the relative rarity of PV, published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are limited, which makes it difficult to evaluate the efficacy of different treatment regimens in this disease. This also precludes conduct of a meta-analysis. METHODS English-language publications describing treatment ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2090-6463,2090-6471
DOI: 10.1155/2014/147197