Pemphigus Vulgaris - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

pemphigus vulgaris

Body Site

back trunk

Age

55 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

scattered grouped, clustered

Color

red

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

generalized, disseminated symmetric

Comments

This 55-year-old man had a 4 month history of crusts and erosions on his scalp before he began to develop widespread red patches, vesicles, and crusts. A skin biopsy with direct immunofluorescence demonstrated findings typical of pemphigus vulgaris.

Description

generalized red crusted papules, patches, and erosions

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8/7/2005 11:02:36

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