Pemphigus foliaceus: Sharply defined erythema with leaf-like scaling without clinically recognizable blistering; extensive infestation of the stem.
Pemphigus foliaceus. 5-year-old patient with recurrent blisters and multiple, sharply defined erythema with leaf-like scaling as well as erosions and scarred plaques on the trunk. The skin lesions are generally distributed, with emphasis on the posterior sweat channel. Accompanying severe itching.
Pemphigus foliaceus. detail enlargement: multiple, sharply defined scaly erythema, erosions, crusts, scarred plaques as well as postinflammatory hyperpigmentation of the upper arm of a 65-year-old patient.
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