López PN, Tablada RME, López OD, Selva LV, Solá OA

Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 1936-1941
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ABSTRACT

Two case reports of adult siblings are described, who presented with benign familial pemphigus or Hailey-Hailey disease - type of genodermatosis by altered epidermal cohesion - attended in "Dr. Juan Bruno Za yas Alfonso" Teaching General Hospital of Santiago de Cuba. Patients were treated with steroids at anti-inflammatory doses, antibiotics, and topical plant liniment and aloe cream, besides receiving flower therapy. In general, both of them improved the clinical pict ure during their stay in this institution.

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