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Given the challenge of clinical diagnosis of bullous skin lesions, this report aimed to discuss the histological changes, the presentation and clinical reasoning for diagnosis of these lesions. At the same time, the importance of the pathology was reviewed to identify these clinical scenarios. In this case report, we highlighted the clinical progression of a case of pemphigus foliaceus.
Pemphigus foliaceus as a differential diagnosis in vesicobullous lesions
FonsecaLAF, AlvesCAXM, AprahamianI, PintoCAL. Pemphigus foliaceus as a differential diagnosis in vesicobullous lesions. Einstein (São Paulo) 2017;15(2):220-2. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082017RC3828
Fonseca,Louise de Almeida Ferreira; Alves,Célia Antônia Xavier de Moraes; Aprahamian,Ivan; Pinto,Clóvis Antônio Lopes. Pemphigus foliaceus as a differential diagnosis in vesicobullous lesions. Einstein (São Paulo), v. 15, n. 2, p. 220-222, Apr. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082017RC3828
Fonseca,L.A.F., Alves,C.A.X.M., Aprahamian,I., & Pinto,C.A.L. (2017). Pemphigus foliaceus as a differential diagnosis in vesicobullous lesions. Einstein (São Paulo),15(2), 220-222. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082017RC3828
Fonseca,Louise de Almeida Ferreira and Alves,Célia Antônia Xavier de Moraes and Aprahamian,Ivan and Pinto,Clóvis Antônio Lopes. Pemphigus foliaceus as a differential diagnosis in vesicobullous lesions. Einstein (São Paulo) [online]. 2017, vol. 15, n. 2, [cited 2025-09-28], pp.220-222. Available from: <https://journal.einstein.br/article/pemphigus-foliaceus-as-a-differential-diagnosis-in-vesicobullous-lesions/>. ISSN 1679-4508. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082017RC3828
Figure 3
Possible regions of lesions (haematoxylin and eosin, magnification 40X): (A) sub-stratum corneum, (B) suprabasal and (C) subepidermal