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  1. Pemphigus Foliaceus

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    Description: Pemphigus foliaceus - scale, crust lesions over the face Pemphigus is any of a group of diseases characterized by successive crops of large bullae (“water blisters”). Although rare, they are serious and require prompt treatment. The cause is unknown; they seem to occur only in adults and can occur in acute or chronic form. Pemphigus folia´ceus a superficial, relatively mild and chronic form of pemphigus, usually occurring in the fourth and fifth decades of life, and characterized by the development of small flaccid bullae that rupture and crust and localized or generalized exfoliation. The lesions may be found on the scalp, face, and trunk, or they may spread to become generalized.
    Keywords: Pemphigus, Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous, Bullae, blisters

  2. Pemphigus Vulgaris

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    Description: Pemphigus is any of a group of diseases characterized by successive crops of large bullae (“water blisters”). Although rare, they are serious and require prompt treatment. The cause is unknown; they seem to occur only in adults and can occur in acute or chronic form. Pemphigus vulga´ris the most common and severe form of pemphigus, usually occurring between the ages of 40 and 60, characterized by the chronic development of flaccid, easily ruptured bullae upon apparently normal skin and mucous membranes, beginning focally but progressing to become generalized, leaving large, weeping, denuded surfaces that become partially crusted over with little or no tendency to heal and that enlarge by confluence. In untreated cases, sepsis, cachexia, and electrolyte imbalance may occur and lead to death.
    Keywords: Bullae, blisters, Pemphigus, Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous

  3. Dermatology: Abrasion, Right Palm

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    Description: Superficial damage to the hand/palm extending no deeper than the epidermis. Most commonly occurs when skin comes into contact with a moving rough surface. Photo of right hand abrasion, taken one hour after initial injury.
    Keywords: abrasion, Pemphigus, injuries, trauma, wounds, Wounds and Injuries, superficial damage