Abstract:The pemphigus group comprises the autoimmune intraepidermal blistering diseases
classically divided into two major types: pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus
foliaceous. Pemphigus herpetiformis, IgA pemphigus, paraneoplastic pemphigus and
IgG/IgA pemphigus are rarer forms that present some clinical, histological and
immunopathological characteristics that are different from the classical types. These
are reviewed in this article. Future research may help definitively to locate the
position of these forms in the p… Show more
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