title: Successful treatment of pemphigus vulgaris with the extensive mucocutaneous lesions in an elderly patient.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a chronic and infrequent autoimmune mucocutaneous disease that is characterized by the loose blisters and erosions on the skin and mucous membrane. Middle-aged adults are affect most frequently and the elderly and juvenile cases are infrequent. Herein, we reported a case of pemphigus vulgaris in an elderly patient.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reported a case of pemphigus vulgaris in a 79-year-old patient with the extensive mucocutaneous lesions. We also reviewed the literature in MEDLINE with keywords such as pemphigus vulgaris, elderly, mucocutaneous lesions, oral lesions, and treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We have to stress that the importance of this case report is its presentation in an elderly patient, as the frequent age of presentation in the Iranian patients is the middle age. On the other hand, PV occurs rarely, thus, the reporting of any rare case with some exceptions is important.
authors: Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran.
authors: Mohsen
authors: M
authors: Masjedi
authors: Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran.
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Asilian
authors: Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran.
authors: Zabihollah
authors: Z
authors: Shahmoradi
authors: Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran.
authors: Parvin
authors: P
authors: Rajabi Dehnavi
authors: Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran ; Medicine Students' Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran.
authors: Bahareh
authors: B
authors: Abtahi Naeini
keywords: Aged; Pemphigus; Therapeutics