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The IPPF supports patients, families and caregivers of those suffering with the rare, autoimmune diseases pemphigus and pemphigoid. ... The International Pemphigus & Pemphigoid Foundation is dedicated to providing information and support to the community of people living with pemphigus and pemphigoid --
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www.pemphigus.org/
www.pemphigus.org/
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The IPPF supports patients, families and caregivers of those suffering with the rare, autoimmune diseases pemphigus and pemphigoid. ... In a person with pemphigus, however, the immune system mistakenly perceives the cells in skin and/or mucous membrane as foreign, and attacks them.
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www.pemphigus.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=art...
www.pemphigus.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=364&Itemid=100073
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Pemphigus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pemphigus is a rare group of autoimmune blistering diseases that affect the skin and mucous membranes. In pemphigus, autoantibodies form against desmoglein. Desmoglein forms the "glue" that attaches ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemphigus
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Pemphigus vulgaris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pemphigus vulgaris is a chronic blistering skin disease with skin lesions that are rarely pruritic, but which are often painful. : 561 An autoimmune disease, it arises most often in middle-aged ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemphigus_vulgaris
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Pemphigus — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of this serious skin or mucous membrane disorder. ... Pemphigus can occur at any age, but often strikes people in middle age or older. Although it affects all races and cultures, pemphigus tends to be more common in people of Middle Eastern or Jewish descent.
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www.mayoclinic.com/health/pemphigus/DS00749
www.mayoclinic.com/health/pemphigus/DS00749
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Website of the Pemphigus Vulgaris Network, the United Kingdom support group for people living with Pemphigus and Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid. ... What is Pemphigus Vulgaris? What is the PV Network? How is PV diagnosed? How is it treated? Will it go away?
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www.pemphigus.org.uk/
www.pemphigus.org.uk/
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Pemphigus involves blistering of the outer (epidermal) layer of the skin and mucous membranes. It is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system produces antibodies against specific proteins in the skin and mucous membrane.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000882.htm
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Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmine disorder, where the body's immune system attacks some of the proteins in the skin. Pemphigus usually occurs in middle-aged or older people. This picture shows a close-up of the blistering on the back.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/2459.htm
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