Oral Ulcers as an Initial Presentation of Juvenile Pemphigus: A Case Report

• Main Authors: I-Hsuan Chen (Author), Shu-Chi Mu (Author), Dino Tsai (Author), Yuh-Yu Chou (Author), Li-Fang Wang (Author), Ling-Jen Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune disease in which the autoantibody, immunoglobulin G, is directed against the keratinocytes in the epidermis. The classic presentations of PV are flaccid vesicles or bullae over the oral mucosa, trunk, groin, and extremities. The age of onset is usually betwee...