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5 Facts you should know about

Pemphigus vegetans

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Among the many types of pemphigus, the rarest clinical variant is pemphigus vegetans

2

It distinguishes itself from pemphigus vulgaris by the formation of vegetative plaques in intertriginous areas and oral mucosa

3

Pemphigus vegetans, a variant of pemphigus vulgaris, accounts for 1%-2% percent of pemphigus cases worldwide

4

There are two clinically recognized forms of pemphigus vegetans, the Hallopeau type, and the Neumann type

 

5

Pemphigus vegetans can be fatal if left untreated

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