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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-6-29
pubmed:abstractText
CLINICAL CASE: A patient with a conjunctival blister was diagnosed with pemphigus vulgaris by immunofluorescence tests performed on a conjunctival biopsy. DISCUSSION: Pemphigus vulgaris is an uncommon but serious autoimmune disease that produces blisters of the skin and mucous membranes. Ocular findings are rare, but include conjunctivitis and marginal eyelid erosions. Conjunctival blisters and erosions related to this condition have not been previously reported in the literature. This diagnosis can be made through direct immunofluorescence tests performed on biopsy samples of affected tissue. Unless the condition is properly diagnosed and treated, it has a high mortality.
pubmed:language
spa
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0365-6691
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
80
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
365-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
[Conjunctival blistering associated with pemphigus vulgaris: report of a case].
pubmed:affiliation
Instituto Universitario de Oftalmobiología Aplicada (IOBA), Universidad de Valladolid, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports