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Leonardo Silva, MD

Diagnosis

pemphigus vulgaris

Body Site

mouth palate, hard

Age

58 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

discrete

Color

red

Morphology

ulcerated (erosion / ulcer)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

A 58-year-old woman complained of painful bleeding ulcers in her mouth following the rupture of collapsed bullae. A skin biopsy with immunofluorescence confirmed the clinical suspicion of pemphigus vulgaris.

Description

well demarcated erosions

Categories

vesiculobullous eruptions, immunobullous vesiculobullous eruptions

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12/26/2006 21:33:07

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