Autoimmune diseases, with the exception of rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune thyroiditis,
are individually rare, but together they affect approximately 5 percent of the population in …

Pemphigus is an epidemiologically heterogeneous group of autoimmune bullous diseases
comprising pemphigus vulgaris (PV), pemphigus foliaceus, paraneoplastic pemphigus, IgA …

Dermatology, edited by world authorities Jean L. Bolognia, MD, Joseph L. Jorizzo, MD, and
Julie V. Schaffer, MD, is an all-encompassing medical reference book that puts the latest …

Pemphigus consists of a group of rare and severe autoimmune blistering diseases mediated
by pathogenic autoantibodies mainly directed against two desmosomal adhesion proteins …

The goal of contemporary research in pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus is to
achieve and maintain clinical remission without corticosteroids. Recent advances of …

Pemphigus is a rare autoimmune bullous disorder involving the skin and mucosa. The
disease has a chronic course. It is characterized histologically by an intraepidermal …

Background Pemphigus is a rare and chronic life‐threatening disease. The clinical picture
varies in reports from different regions of the world. Objective To define the clinical forms of …

IgG4 autoimmune diseases are characterized by the presence of antigen-specific
autoantibodies of the IgG4 subclass and contain well-characterized diseases such as …

Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is an acquired autoimmune blistering disease in which the body's
immune system produces IgG autoantibodies that target the intercellular adhesion …

Pemphigus represents a group of rare and severe autoimmune intra-epidermal blistering
diseases affecting the skin and mucous membranes. These painful and debilitating diseases …