Joshua A. Arcaira Author

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Sporadic Pemphigus Foliaceus in a 75-year-old Filipino female: A Case Report

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Joshua A. Arcaira

Pemphigus Foliaceus (PF) is an uncommon autoimmune blistering disease with male predominance in Japanese literature,
and onset within the 4th – 6th decades of life. We report a case of an elderly Filipino woman who presented with a one-year history of crusted erosions on the face, trunk, and extremities. Most lesions began as erythematous patches and plaques that would progress into flaccid bullae and woud easily erode. She was only maintained on irbesartan, atorvastatin, and multivitamins daily. There was no known familial history of blistering diseases. Skin punch biopsy revealed a vacuolar interface dermatitis and direct immunofluorescence showed granular intercellular staining of IgG and C3, anti-nuclear antibody stanining of IgG, and granular vascular staining of fibri... view more»

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