pemphigus

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noun

A severe autoimmune skin disease characterized by pustules and painful blisters, and which can be fatal.

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acantholysis paraneoplastic foliaceous vulgaris pemphigoid pemphigoid gestationis hailey-hailey disease pustulosis dermatitis herpetiformis impetigo empyesis papulosis epidermolysis epidermolysis bullosa pompholyx pimelosis

Associated

bullous dermatosis autoantibodies myasthenia aphid blistering autoimmune dermatologist mucous galls blisters dermatitis

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