Unusual Clinical and Pathological Features in Pemphigus Vulgaris: A Potential Diagnostic Pitfall

We describe the case of a 67-year-old woman affected by pemphigus vulgaris with a dry whitish scaly lesion in the upper lip. Clinically, this lesion resembled an actinic keratosis. Although histological examination revealed a focal acantholysis, the finding of a moderate-to-severe dysplastic epithel...

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Main Authors: Rosario Caltabiano, Gaetano Magro, Lidia Puzzo, Enrico Vasquez, Rocco De Pasquale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/518758
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