Endemic pemphigus in the peruvian Amazon: epidemiology and risk factors for the development of complications during treatment Pênfigo endêmico na Amazônia peruana: epidemiologia e fatores de risco para o desenvolvimento de complicações durante o tratamento

• Main Authors: Willy Ramos (Author), Gina Rocio Chacon (Author), Carlos Galarza (Author), Ericson Leonardo Gutierrez (Author), Maria Eugenia Smith (Author), Alex Gerardo Ortega-Loayza (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Pemphigus is an autoimmune blistering disease. According to a report, in areas of endemic pemphigus foliaceus (EPF) in Peru there are cases of pemphigus vulgaris with epidemiologic, clinical and histopathologic characteristics similar to those of "endemic pemphigus vulgaris" (E...