ENDEMIC Pemphigus foliaceus AT UCAYALI DEPARTMENT – PERU. REPORT OF 16 CASES

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We report 16 cases of Pemphigus foliaceus occurred at Ucayali, department of Peru. Most of them came from Coronel Portillo, Ucayali’s province (94%), and half of them from Campo Verde district. Eighty per cent belonged to rural areas, 56% were females and 7 children were affected (43%). All patients...

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Autores: GALARZA, CARLOS, RONCEROS, GERARDO, MENDOZA, DANTE, SÁNCHEZ, GADWIN, VILCARROMERO, MARÍA, RÁEZ, ERNESTO
Formato: artículo
Fecha de Publicación:2002
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Lenguaje:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/1473
Enlace del recurso:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/1473
Nivel de acceso:acceso abierto
Materia:Pénfigo
dermatopatías
acantolisis
Pemphigus
skin diseases
acantholysis
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Sumario:We report 16 cases of Pemphigus foliaceus occurred at Ucayali, department of Peru. Most of them came from Coronel Portillo, Ucayali’s province (94%), and half of them from Campo Verde district. Eighty per cent belonged to rural areas, 56% were females and 7 children were affected (43%). All patients had generalized skin involvement without mucous membranes compromise. Nikolsky sign was present in 50%. In all cases skin biopsy showed subcorneal acantholysis and only 40% presented pemphigus positive immunofluorescence.
ENDEMIC Pemphigus foliaceus AT UCAYALI DEPARTMENT – PERU. REPORT OF 16 CASES
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