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Pemphigus With Characteristics of Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Author(s) -
Ingber Arieh,
Feuerman Eleasar J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1986.tb04699.x
Subject(s) - pemphigus , dermatitis herpetiformis , medicine , dermatology , pemphigus vulgaris , pathology , disease
Five patients had a form of pemphigus which in its early stages resembled dermatitis herpetiform, although the immunofluorescent findings were typical of pemphigus, Potassium iodide tests, performed for the first time In such patients, showed positive results in two patients. Follow‐ups ranging from 5 to 14 years have shown a benign course with low to absent dosages of steroids