pemphigus erythematosus

pemphigus erythematosus
pemphigus er·y·the·ma·to·sus -.er-i-.thē-mə-'tō-səs n a relatively benign form of chronic pemphigus that is characterized by the eruption esp. on the face and trunk of lesions resembling those which occur in systemic lupus erythematosus

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a variant of pemphigus foliaceus, with which it is histologically identical, characterized by a rash resembling lupus erythematosus on the face and lesions resembling seborrhea elsewhere on the body. Immunologically, there is granular deposition of immunoglobulin and complement along the dermoepidermal junction. Called also Senear-Usher syndrome.

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