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Atypical herpes simplex can mimic a flare of disease activity in patients with pemphigus vulgaris
Author(s) -
Hale Elizabeth K.,
Bystryn JeanClaude
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.1999.tb00888.x
Subject(s) - pemphigus vulgaris , medicine , dermatology , oral mucosa , swallowing , pemphigus , disease , differential diagnosis , pathology , surgery
We present a 69‐year‐old white woman with pemphigus vulgaris limited to the oral mucosa who presented with oral pain and difficulty swallowing of 2 days duration, followed by multiple irregular ulcers arising from normal mucosa with no grouping of individual lesions – herpes simplex should be considered in the differential diagnosis of lesions that appear suddenly in patients with PV, particularly if the lesions fail to respond to an increased dose of corticosteroids.