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Involvement of UV‐irradiation in pemphigus foliaceus
Author(s) -
Igawa K,
Matsunaga T,
Nishioka K
Publication year - 2004
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.1468-3083.2004.00900.x
Subject(s) - pemphigus foliaceus , medicine , acantholysis , dermatology , pemphigus , ultraviolet light , ultraviolet radiation , ultraviolet irradiation , irradiation , immunology , photochemistry , autoantibody , chemistry , physics , nuclear physics , radiochemistry , antibody
Ultraviolet (UV) light has been implicated in inducing acantholysis in the uninvolved skin of pemphigus patients. This report presents the case of a 55‐year‐old man with pemphigus foliaceus in whom skin lesions were induced and exacerbated by UV‐irradiation.