title: Pemphigus in Pakistan, a study of 108 cases [corrected].
abstract: Pemphigus has an average age of onset in the fifth and sixth decades of life, with a mean age of onset of about 50 to 60 years. In this study of 108 patients conducted in Karachi, Pakistan, 82 had pemphigus vulgaris, 24 pemphigus foliaceus and 2 pemphigus vegetans. Other types of pemphigus were not seen. Seventy cases were under 41 years with the mean age at the time of diagnosis being 33.8 years, which is considerably low compared to that mentioned in standard western literature. Considerable variation in the age incidence of the disease exists in different geographic locations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Dow Medical College and Civil Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Hafeez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003625:Data Collection; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution