title: Pemphigus foliaceus and renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: It is possible to distinguish the various forms of pemphigus from one another using clinical, histologic, and immunologic criteria. Paraneoplastic pemphigus, a recently defined type that is severe and often fatal, is associated with an underlying malignancy. We present the second reported case of pemphigus associated with renal cell carcinoma. We do not believe that either case represents paraneoplastic pemphigus, which suggests the possibility of some other link between these two diseases.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport 71130, USA.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Bowman
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hogan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology