A case of cicatricial alopecia associated with pemphigus: a case report
Pemphigus is a chronic autoimmune bullous disease, associated with the production of autoantibodies directed against desmosomal proteins, such as desmogleins 1 and 3 (DSG1 and DSG3). Herein we present the case of an 83-year-old woman who referred to us with suspicious cicatricial alopecia of the sc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2023-06-01
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Series: | Dermatology Reports |
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Online Access: | https://pagepress.org/journals/index.php/dr/article/view/9653 |
Summary: | Pemphigus is a chronic autoimmune bullous disease, associated with the production of autoantibodies directed against desmosomal proteins, such as desmogleins 1 and 3 (DSG1 and DSG3). Herein we present the case of an 83-year-old woman who referred to us with suspicious cicatricial alopecia of the scalp and a small, eroded lesion of the forehead, previously labeled as atrophic actinic keratosis after a skin biopsy. In our clinic, after a careful examination of the case, we decided to undergo two new skin biopsies of the scalp, in the suspicion of an inflammatory disease.
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ISSN: | 2036-7392 2036-7406 |