Perdomo RO, Sotolongo DD, González LM, Pérez JAY

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ABSTRACT

A case of pemphigus vegetans is presented which is little frequent; it emphasizes the importance to differentiate the variants, Hallopeau and Neumann, by the prognosticate and therapeutic implications that this entail. This presented case is Neumann subtype, diagnosed by the clinic, crusted lesions with positive Nikolsky sign and pathology characteristic of this disease. This patient was treated combining steroids with azathioprine. It was reached the referral four months of staying in room and her monitoring by outpatient clinics it allows to affirm her satisfactory evolution.

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