Patient Four
(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsPemphigus foliaceusCase reportsPhotographsPrednisone A 27-year-old man diagnosed with pemphigus foliaceus (PF) 2 years earlier is under treatment with a steroid only. He…
Patient Fifteen
(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsPemphigus vulgarisCase reportsPhotographsPrednisoneSteroid A 25-year-old woman was diagnosed with pemphigus vulgaris (PV) 4 years ago, and her treatment was started with 55 mg/day…
Pathology
(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsPemphigus vulgarisPathologyHistologyAcantholysisTzanck testDirect immunofluorescence (DIF)Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodiesPemphigus foliaceusImmunohistochemistry stainingIndirect immunofluorescence (IIF)Paraneoplastic pemphigusIgA pemphigusIgG/IgA pemphigus Introduction Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a…
Patient One
(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsPemphigus vulgarisCase reportsPhotographsPrednisoneAzathioprineMethotrexate A 45-year-old man is under treatment with prednisone and azathioprine after diagnosis of pemphigus vulgaris (PV). During the…
Patient Sixteen
(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsPemphigus vulgarisCase reportsPhotographsMycophenolate mofetilPrednisoneMethotrexate A 35-year-old woman was diagnosed with pemphigus vulgaris (PV) a year ago and has been under treatment…
Patient Nineteen
(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsPemphigus vulgarisCase reportsPhotographsSteroidMycophenolate mofetilPrednisone A 63-year-old woman was diagnosed with pemphigus vulgaris (PV) last year. Her treatment was started with 75 mg/day…
Patient Fourteen
(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsPemphigus vulgarisCase reportsPhotographsPrednisoneAzathioprine A 37-year-old woman has been under treatment with 60 mg/day of prednisone and 100 mg/day of azathioprine when her pemphigus…
Patient Eight
(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsPemphigus vulgarisCase reportsPhotographsPrednisoneClobetasolTopical steroids A 57-year-old man, who was diagnosed with pemphigus vulgaris (PV) 5 years earlier, has been under treatment with…
Patient Twenty-Two
(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsVesiculobullous lesionsCase reportsPhotographs A 50-year-old woman presents with vesiculobullous lesions . She has several blister lesions in her buccal mucous membranes,…
Patient Seventeen
(1) Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA KeywordsPemphigus vulgarisCase reportsPhotographsMycophenolate mofetilPrednisone The patient is a 27-year-old man diagnosed with pemphigus vulgaris (PV), who has been under treatment with…
