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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Willy Ramos, Gina Rocio Chacon, Carlos Galarza, Ericson Leonardo Gutierrez, Maria Eugenia Smith, Alex Gerardo Ortega-Loayza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2012-12-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Subjects:
Epidemiologia
Pênfigo
Peru
Epidemiology
Pemphigus
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