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HIV Infections/complications , Hair Diseases/diagnosis , Hair Follicle/pathology , Diagnosis, Differential , Hair Diseases/etiology , Hair Diseases/pathology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Polyomavirus/isolation & purification , Polyomavirus Infections/diagnosis , Polyomavirus Infections/virologyABSTRACT
Pemphigus foliaceus is a superficial vesiculobullous disease that typically presents with widespread lesions. Localized presentations are less frequent, and they typically occur in middle-aged patients, following exposure to topical medications, and later on, become more disseminated. We present a case of a 19-year-old female with a localized presentation of pemphigus foliaceus unrelated to previous topical medications, that was a diagnostic and therapeutically challenging case. We also discuss the literature on localized cases, differences in presentations and responses to various treatment modalities.
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Facial Dermatoses/pathology , Pemphigus/pathology , Female , Humans , Young AdultABSTRACT
El pénfigo foliáceo es una enfermedad vesículo-ampollosa superficial caracterizada por la aparición de lesiones generalizadas. Las presentaciones localizadas son menos frecuentes y suelen observarse en pacientes de mediana edad tras la exposición a medicamentos tópicos que posteriormente evolucionan a formas más diseminadas. Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 19 años de edad con pénfigo foliáceo localizado no asociado a medicamentos tópicos previos cuyo diagnóstico y tratamiento han supuesto un reto. También analizamos la literatura existente sobre los casos de pénfigo foliáceo localizado, las diferencias en las presentaciones clínicas y las respuestas a distintos tipos de tratamientos
Pemphigus foliaceus is a superficial vesiculobullous disease that typically presents with widespread lesions. Localized presentations are less frequent, and they typically occur in middle-aged patients, following exposure to topical medications, and later on, become more disseminated. We present a case of a 19-year-old female with a localized presentation of pemphigus foliaceus unrelated to previous topical medications, that was a diagnostic and therapeutically challenging case. We also discuss the literature on localized cases, differences in presentations and responses to various treatment modalities
