Remarks on situation clinical and laboratory features of pemphigus at National institute of dermato - venereology in Viet Nam

ABSTRACT

123 patients with pemphigus were studied in Vietnam Institute of Dermato-Venereology from 1995 to 2000. The prevalence of pemphigus accounts for 1.52% of total dermato - venereology disease. Pemphigus vulgaris was most common (68.10%), with the gender ratio of 2.3 female/1male. Average age was 42.36%  15.35%. The disease often developed in summer (64.26%). The lesions can occur either on the skin (55.28%) or on mucous membrane (44.72%) and flaccid blisters (86.99%). In diagnosis Nicolsky sign(+) 56.41%, Tzanck cells 92.68%.