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Hallopeau type of pemphigus vegetans, an unusual clinical presentation of an infrequent disease

Isabel Cuellar, Maddy Mejía, Alejandro Castellanos-Angarita, María Alejandra Casas-Barrera

2020Dermatology Online Journal27 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Pemphigus vegetans is a rare variant of pemphigus vulgaris, characterized by vegetative lesions that develop mainly in flexural areas. Herein, we present a middle-aged woman who presented to the emergency department with a rare cutaneous finding of bilateral axillary pustules that progressed over months to vegetant and malodorous plaques associated with subsequent painful erosions.

Topics & Concepts

MedicinePemphigusPresentation (obstetrics)DermatologyPemphigus vulgarisEmergency departmentSurgeryPsychiatryAutoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesUrticaria and Related ConditionsSympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments