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Induction of pemphigus by X‐ray irradiation
Author(s) -
DAVID M.,
FEUERMAN E.J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1987.tb01894.x
Subject(s) - tel aviv , medicine , dermatology , family medicine , library science , computer science
Summary A 70–year‐old female who had been suffering from psoriasis vulgaris for 20 years, and from lymphoma for 5 years, developed a vesiculo‐bullous eruption two weeks after exposure to radiotherapy. The historical and immunofluorescent findings confirmed the clinical diagnosis of pemphigus vulgaris. Immunological tests revealed impaired cell‐mediated immunity. It is suggested that the X‐ray irradiation may have served as a provoking factor for the development of the pemphigus in a patient with underlying immunological disturbances.