Pemphigus is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Pemphigus, or a subtype of Pemphigus,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Types of Pemphigus:
Broader types of Pemphigus:
Patient Profile for Pemphigus: Usually older adults from middle age
Causes of Pemphigus: see causes of Pemphigus
Symptoms of Pemphigus: see symptoms of Pemphigus
Contagion of autoimmunity:
generally not; see details in contagion of autoimmune diseases.
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Pemphigus.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Pemphigus.
Treatments for Pemphigus:
see treatments for Pemphigus
Research for Pemphigus:
see research for Pemphigus
Hospitalization statistics for Pemphigus:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Pemphigus:
Organs and body systems related to Pemphigus include:
Main name of condition: Pemphigus
Class of Condition for Pemphigus: autoimmune
Pemphigus vulgaris (subtype), Pemphigus foliaceus (subtype), Paraneoplastic pemphigus (subtype)
Paraneoplastic pemphigus (subtype), Pemphigus foliaceus (subtype), Pemphigus vulgaris (subtype)
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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