Ocular Pemphigus Vulgaris



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Submitted 2020-06-08
Published 2020-06-25
10.24018/ejmed.2020.2.3.333

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Introduction: Pemphigus vulgaris is a rare intra-epidermal autoimmune dermatosis, characterized by bullous cutaneous and mucosal involvement. Ocular involvement is relatively rare, of which blepharitis or conjunctivitis with hyperemia and secretions are the most described lesions

Methods: we report the case of a patient, who was hospitalized in dermatology for dermatological pemphigus with ocular involvement.

Results: the patient presented an erosive bilateral cutaneous-palpebral lesions with purulent secretions associated with conjunctival hyperemia

Conclusion: Ocular involvement in the common pemphigus remains an exception, the prognosis of which is often mild.

Keywords: Pemphigus, blepharitis, ocular surface, autoimmune diseases

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