PEMPHIGUS HERPETIFORMIS

Course overview

PEMPHIGUS HERPETIFORMIS IS A RARE SUBTYPE OF INTRAEPIDERMAL AUTOIMMUNE BULLOUS DISEASES THAT SHARES CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS AND IMMUNOLOGIC FEATURES WITH PEMPHIGUS. IT USUALLY HAS AN INDOLENT COURSE AND IS LESS LIFE-THREATENING THAN MANY FORMS OF PEMPHIGUS. HOWEVER, SOME CASES MAY PROGRESS INTO PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS OR PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEOUS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE ETIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND EVALUATION OF PEMPHIGUS HERPETIFORMIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS DISORDER.