title: Pemphigus foliaceus with circinated plaques and neutrophil pustules.
abstract: Pemphigus is a group of autoimmune intraepidermal bullous diseases; being pemphigus foliaceus (PF) and pemphigus vulgaris (PV) the most common subtypes. Pustular variants are scarcely reported for both PV and PF. The purpose of this manuscript was to describe the clinical, microscopic and immunologic findings of an atypical case of PF presenting with pustules, including a review of the literature. PF is described as blisters and because this entity is rare, it is not known for the general medical community that they are other clinical features that can be seen as this one we present here with pustules.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán", Mexico City, Mexico. silvia_mendezflores@live.com.mx.
authors: Silvia
authors: S
authors: Méndez-Flores
authors: Department of Immunology, Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico.
authors: Esperanza
authors: E
authors: Avalos-Diaz
authors: Department of Dermatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán", Mexico City, Mexico.
authors: Judith
authors: J
authors: Dominguez-Cherit
authors: Pathology Department, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán", Mexico City, Mexico.
authors: Marcela
authors: M
authors: Saeb-Lima
authors: Department of Dermatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán", Mexico City, Mexico.|Health Care Department, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors: Lilly
authors: L
authors: Esquivel-Pedraza
mesh_terms: D003622:Dapsone / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology*; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003622:Dapsone; D011239:Prednisolone
keywords: autoantibodies; neutrophilic pustules; pemphigus foliaceus; pemphigus vulgaris