A Case Report on Rare Disease - Pemphigus Foliaceus

Manohar Reddy Yv, Reddy Mahesh N, Sandeep P and Divya G
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Reddy Mahesh N: Pharm D, Intern, Sri Padmavathi School of Pharmacy, Tiruchanoor, Tirupathi, India
Divya G: Assistant professor, Sri Padmavathi School of Pharmacy, Tiruchanoor, Tirupathi, India

JOJ Dermatology & Cosmetics, 2020, vol. 2, issue 2, 29-31

Abstract: Auto immune bullous diseases are very rare diseases of the skin out of which Pemphigus foliaceus an autoimmune bullous disease affecting mainly the skin but not to the mucous membrane. Occurrence is 0.5-3.2 cases in one lakh population which is very less when compared to other forms of bullous diseases. A 48 years old male patient working as cooly admitted in the dermatology ward with complaints of reddish crusted and lesions over the body. He was prescribed with antibiotics along with Dexamethasone. On sudden stoppage of dexamethasone patient experienced shaking legs and hands, later the symptoms of the patient decreased by tampering the dose of corticosteroid. In some population altered Human Leucocyte Antigen causes the production of autoantibodies against the desmosomal proteins which on further causes the development of disease. Sudden shifting of one interleukins from one type to another may results in recurrence of the disease. Generally some of the drugs, over exposure to sunlight and certain stimulants lead to the development of disease. Pemphigus foliaceus is not a life threatening disease certain life style changes may alter the disease state.

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Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.19080/JOJDC.2020.02.555584

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