Pemphigus vulgaris (medical condition): A rare autoimmune skin disorder involving blisters on the skin and on the mucous membranes such as in the mouth. Pemphigus is a group of autoimmune diseases involving the formation of fluid-filled blisters. Pemphigus ...more
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Pemphigus Vulgaris:
»Introduction: Pemphigus Vulgaris
»Symptoms of Pemphigus Vulgaris
Pemphigus vulgaris: a serious form of pemphigus, occurring in middle age, in which cutaneous flaccid acantholytic suprabasal bullae and oral mucosal erosions may be localized a few months before becoming generalized; blisters break easily and are slow to heal; results from the action of autoimmune antibodies that localize to intercellular sites of stratified squamous epithelium.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Pemphigus vulgaris:
Pemphigus vulgaris is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Pemphigus vulgaris, or a subtype of Pemphigus vulgaris,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Pemphigus vulgaris as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Pemphigus vulgaris (medical condition): See Pemphigus Vulgaris (disease information).
»Introduction: Pemphigus Vulgaris
»Symptoms of Pemphigus Vulgaris
Pemphigus vulgaris: Pemphigus vulgaris is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
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Source - NIH
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