A Case of Acute Pemphigus Vulgaris Relapses Associated with Cocaine Use and Review of the Literature

A Case of Acute Pemphigus Vulgaris Relapses Associated with Cocaine Use and Review of the Literature

Abstract Pemphigus is a bullous autoimmune disease that affects the skin and mucous membranes. It is very difficult to establish the etiology and the triggering factors that influence reactivations in pemphigus vulgaris (PV). The case of a 33-year-old male with chronic history of intranasal cocaine...

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Main Authors: Omar Jiménez-Zarazúa, Andrés Guzmán-Ramírez, Lourdes N. Vélez-Ramírez, Jesús A. López-García, Leticia Casimiro-Guzmán, Jaime D. Mondragón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Adis, Springer Healthcare 2018-11-01
Series:Dermatology and Therapy
Subjects:
Acantholytic lesion
Cocaine
Corticosteroid therapy
Mycophenolic acid
Pemphigus vulgaris
Relapse
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13555-018-0271-0

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