ENDEMIC Pemphigus foliaceus AT UCAYALI DEPARTMENT – PERU. REPORT OF 16 CASES

Authors

  • CARLOS GALARZA Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo - UNMSM
  • GERARDO RONCEROS Departamento de Patología. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
  • DANTE MENDOZA Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo - UNMSM
  • GADWIN SÁNCHEZ Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo - UNMSM
  • MARÍA VILCARROMERO Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo - UNMSM
  • ERNESTO RÁEZ Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo - UNMSM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v63i1.1473

Keywords:

Pemphigus, skin diseases, acantholysis

Abstract

We report 16 cases of Pemphigus foliaceus occurred at Ucayali, department of Peru. Most of them came from Coronel Portillo, Ucayali’s province (94%), and half of them from Campo Verde district. Eighty per cent belonged to rural areas, 56% were females and 7 children were affected (43%). All patients had generalized skin involvement without mucous membranes compromise. Nikolsky sign was present in 50%. In all cases skin biopsy showed subcorneal acantholysis and only 40% presented pemphigus positive immunofluorescence.

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Published

2002-03-18

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Vol. 63 No. 1 (2002)

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Copyright (c) 2002 CARLOS GALARZA, GERARDO RONCEROS, DANTE MENDOZA, GADWIN SÁNCHEZ, MARÍA VILCARROMERO, ERNESTO RÁEZ

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GALARZA C, RONCEROS G, MENDOZA D, SÁNCHEZ G, VILCARROMERO M, RÁEZ E. ENDEMIC Pemphigus foliaceus AT UCAYALI DEPARTMENT – PERU. REPORT OF 16 CASES. An Fac med [Internet]. 2002 Mar. 18 [cited 2024 Jul. 6];63(1):19-24. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/1473