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BACKGROUND
Involvement of the nail unit in pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is thought to be rare.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the frequency of nail changes among patients with PV.
METHODS
Nail changes were recorded in patients with PV and were analysed retrospectively. Biopsies were taken from the nail bed and
BACKGROUND
The frequency and types of nail changes in pemphigus vulgaris (PV) are unclear. Aim To determine the frequency and types of nail changes, and their correlation with the number of skin and periungual bullae.
METHODS
Seventy-nine patients with PV, including 59 new patients and 20 patients
OBJECTIVE
To determine frequency of HLA-DR alleles in Pakistani patients of pemphigus vulgaris in comparison with local healthy controls.
METHODS
Cross-sectional, comparative study.
METHODS
Department of Immunology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Rawalpindi, from January 2011 to January
We present our experience with 21 patients of pemphigus vulgaris seen over a period of 10 years managed in service hospitals during acute phase of the disease. Age groups of patients ranged from 25-45 years. Eighteen (85.7%) were young adults, 30-40 years of age. Fifteen (71.4%) were men and 6
A patient with bullae and target lesions on the extremities and mucous membranes was seen with the clinical picture of erythema multiforme following an episode of pneumonia and a course of penicillin G potassium and tobramycin sulfate therapy. An unusually high titer of intercellular circulating
A 57-year-old patient with rheumatoid arthritis, who was being treated with D-penicillamine, developed a bullous eruption 2 months after the onset of treatment. On the basis of the clinical, histological and immunofluorescent findings, the diagnosis of herpetiform pemphigus was made. The eruptions
OBJECTIVE
To determine clinical curative effects of ozone therapy for pemphigus vulgaris. Methods: Ozone hydrotherapy was used as an aid treatment for 32 patients with pemphigus vulgaris. The hydropathic compression of potassium permanganate solution for 34 patients with pemphigus vulgaris served
Five patients had a form of pemphigus which in its early stages resembled dermatitis herpetiform, although the immunofluorescent findings were typical of pemphigus. Potassium iodide tests, performed for the first time in such patients, showed positive results in two patients. Follow-ups ranging from
BACKGROUND
Castleman's disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder which occurs in localized and multicentric forms and can mimic lymphoma. Despite its well-known association with certain autoimmune diseases, including paraneoplastic pemphigus and myasthenia gravis, Castleman's disease has not
Onychomycosis is the most common nail disorder in adults. Predisposing factors are immunosuppression, poor peripheral circulation, diabetes mellitus, increasing age, nail trauma, and tinea pedis. Autoimmune patients, who carry many of these predisposing factors, have never been studied. Autoimmune