Definition of Pemphigus. Meaning of Pemphigus. Synonyms of Pemphigus

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Definition of Pemphigus

Pemphigus
Pemphigus Pem*phi"gus, n. [Nl., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a bubble.] (Med.) A somewhat rare skin disease, characterized by the development of blebs upon different part of the body. --Quain.

Meaning of Pemphigus from wikipedia

- several types of pemphigus (pemphigus vulgaris, pemphigus foliaceus, intraepidermal neutrophilic IgA dermatosis, and paraneoplastic pemphigus) vary in severity...
- Pemphigus vulgaris is a rare chronic blistering skin disease and the most common form of pemphigus. Pemphigus was derived from the Gr**** word pemphix...
- Pemphigus foliaceus is an autoimmune blistering disease of the skin. Pemphigus foliaceus causes a characteristic inflammatory attack at the subcorneal...
- Lichen Pl****, pemphigus vulgaris, Stevens–Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis. PNP is most commonly mistaken for pemphigus vulgaris, due to...
- Pemphigus herpetiformis is a cutaneous condition, a clinical variant of pemphigus that combines the clinical features of dermatitis herpetiformis with...
- Shinji, 1924 Pemphigus betae Doane, 1900 Pemphigus birimatus Pemphigus borealis Tullgren, 1909 Pemphigus brevicornis (Hart, 1894) Pemphigus burrowi Sanborn...
- Pemphigus vegetans is a localized form of pemphigus vulgaris. in which there is a localized vegetating papillomatous response. The eroded areas do not...
- IgA pemphigus is a subtype of pemphigus with two distinct forms: Subcorneal pustular dermatosis (also known as Sneddon–Wilkinson disease and pustulosis...
- also ****ociated with pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus. It is useful in differentiating between the diagnosis of pemphigus vulgaris or mucous membrane...
- Hailey–Hailey disease (HHD), or familial benign chronic pemphigus: 559  or familial benign pemphigus,: 622  was originally described by the Hailey brothers...