Paraneoplastic Pemphigus: A Paraneoplastic Autoimmune Multiorgan Syndrome or Autoimmune Multiorganopathy?

• Main Authors: Vikram K. Mahajan (Author), Vikas Sharma (Author), Pushpinder S. Chauhan (Author), Karaninder S. Mehta (Author), Anju Lath Sharma (Author), C. Abhinav (Author), Gayatri Khatri (Author), Neel Prabha (Author), Saurabh Sharma (Author), Muninder Negi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP), a clinically and immunopathologically distinct mucocutaneous blistering dermatosis, is a severe form of autoimmune multiorgan syndrome generally associated with poor therapeutic outcome and high mortality. This IgG-mediated disease is initiated by an obvious or occult...