Open AccessPEMPHIGUS VEGETANS IMITATING SKIN CANCER
Author(s) -
В. Т. Базаев,
M. B Tseboeva,
Madina Tsarueva,
V. F Dzhanaev
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
rossijskij žurnal kožnyh i veneričeskih boleznej
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2412-9097
pISSN - 1560-9588
DOI - 10.18821/1560-9588-2017-20-3-146-150
Subject(s) - medicine , pemphigus , dermatology , paraneoplastic pemphigus , scalp , cancer , skin cancer , desmoglein 3 , pathology , antibody , autoantibody , immunology
Case of a rare form of vegetating true acantholytic pemphigus with atypical manifestations on the face and scalp, interpreted as skin cancer, is described. The process was accompanied by the generation of high level of immunoglobulin G only to desmoglein type 3. This example demonstrates the difficulty in the diagnostics of true pemphigus not only for general doctors of different specialties but also for dermatologists.