A Case of Pemphigus Foliaceus Co-existing with Psoriasis

Pemphigus Foliaceus Associated with Psoriasis during the Course of Narrow-Band UVB Therapy: A Simple Coincidence?

Although psoriasis and bullous diseases are considered to be completely different disease entities, the literature has reported a few cases of psoriasis associated with bullous diseases, most of which are bullous pemphigoid. In limited cases, pemphigus foliaceus has also been reported in association with psoriasis. In most of them, pemphigus lesions usually developed on an untreated patient wit...

Pemphigus foliaceus developing on pre-existing psoriasis: a supposed pathogenetic linkage.

Sir, The literature reports several cases of psoriasis associated with bullous diseases, the most frequent of which is bullous pemphigoid (1 – 3). By contrast, pemphigusrelated disorders are less frequently reported in association with psoriasis. We report the case of a patient with long-standing psoriasis who developed pemphigus foliaceus and discuss the possible pathogenic relationship betwee...

Pemphigus foliaceus with pustular presentation in a patient with psoriasis*

Pemphigus foliaceus is a chronic autoimmune disease of the skin, clinically characterized by scaly and crusty cutaneous erosions involving the seborrheic areas. The patient can eventually become erythrodermic. There are reports of atypical cases of pemphigus foliaceus with pustules and neutrophils, and clinical differentiation from generalized pustular psoriasis of von Zumbusch is difficult. We...

Coexistence of psoriasis vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus.

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...