Pemphigus is a chronic autoimmune bullous disease, associated with the production of autoantibodies directed against desmosomal proteins, such as desmogleins 1 and 3 (DSG1 and DSG3). Herein we present the case of an 83-year-old woman who referred to us with suspicious cicatricial alopecia of the scalp and a small, eroded lesion of the forehead, previously labeled as atrophic actinic keratosis after a skin biopsy. In our clinic, after a careful examination of the case, we decided to undergo two new skin biopsies of the scalp, in the suspicion of an inflammatory disease.
A case of cicatricial alopecia associated with pemphigus: a case report / D'Astolto, R.; Zangrando, C.; Feliciani, C.. - In: DERMATOLOGY REPORTS. - ISSN 2036-7392. - 15:2(2023). [10.4081/dr.2023.9653]
A case of cicatricial alopecia associated with pemphigus: a case report
Zangrando C.Data Curation
;Feliciani C.Supervision
2023-01-01
Abstract
Pemphigus is a chronic autoimmune bullous disease, associated with the production of autoantibodies directed against desmosomal proteins, such as desmogleins 1 and 3 (DSG1 and DSG3). Herein we present the case of an 83-year-old woman who referred to us with suspicious cicatricial alopecia of the scalp and a small, eroded lesion of the forehead, previously labeled as atrophic actinic keratosis after a skin biopsy. In our clinic, after a careful examination of the case, we decided to undergo two new skin biopsies of the scalp, in the suspicion of an inflammatory disease.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
