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Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, WA, USA
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Pemphigus foliaceusCase reportsPhotographsPrednisoneDirect immunofluorescenceA 35-year-old woman, diagnosed with pemphigus foliaceus (PF) 3 years earlier, is under treatment with prednisone only. The patient’s symptoms were controlled 3 weeks after application of 1 mg/kg/day of prednisone and the steroid got tapered. Since then she is under treatment with 5 mg/day of prednisone. Her direct immunofluorescence (DIF) control is still positive.
Note: The photos were taken when symptoms were present (Figs. 23.1, 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, 23.5, and 23.6).