autoimmune
Pemphigus foliaceus
Pemphigus foliaceus is an disease of the skin. It causes a characteristic attack at the subcorneal layer of , which results in skin that are scaly or crusted erosions with an erythematous (red) base. involvement is absent even with widespread disease.
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Treatment
- ·Typically treated with topical in mild cases. In more severe treatment it is treated similarly to pemphigus vulgaris.
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