Pemphigus vulgaris is a chronic blistering disease. Clinically it is characterized by painful intra-epidermal bullae and superficial vesicles involving both the skin and mucosal areas. The ...

Introduction: The autoantibody-driven disease pemphigus vulgaris (PV) impairs desmosome adhesion in the epidermis. In desmosomes, the pemphigus autoantigens desmoglein 1 (Dsg1) and Dsg3 link adjacent ...

Parallel work by our group evaluating a comprehensive set of pro- and anti-inflammatory serum cytokines in Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) as well as Alopecia areata (AA) uncovered a similar pattern of ...

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 ...

Pathologic examination reveals acantholysis and few lymphocytes. Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a rare and potentially fatal autoimmune condition seen in middle-aged to older adults. It is associated with ...