Transient acantholytic dermatosis associated with pemphigus foliaceus. Coexistence of two acantholytic diseases

Abstract

\s=b\A 70-year-old man being treated with high-dose oral methylprednisolone for pemphigus foliaceus was found to have a second acantholytic disease, transient acantholytic dermatosis. To our knowledge, the coexistence of these two acantholytic diseases has not been reported. (Arch Dermatol 1983;119:155-156)

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Successful Treatment of Transient Acantholytic Dermatosis with Systemic Steroids

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Klinische Merkmale und Behandlungen der transitorischen akantholytischen Dermatose (Morbus Grover): ein systematischer Review

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