A Case of Acute Pemphigus Vulgaris Relapses Associated with Cocaine Use and Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT: Pemphigus is a bullous autoimmune disease that affects the skin and mucous membranes. It is very difficult to establish the etiology and the triggering factors that influence reactivations in pemphigus vulgaris (PV). The case of a 33-year-old male with chronic history of intranasal cocaine consumption is presented in this report. We present the clinical case of the patient, followed for a total of 86 weeks, with ten relapses secondary to probable cocaine use. The patient was admitted to the emergency department after presenting polymorphic dermatosis characterized by blisters, vesicles, and excoriations extending from the oral cavity to the thorax, and to the inguinal and genital regions, affecting approximately 35 % of the body surface area with a score of 56 on the Pemphigus Skin Disorde

SUBMITTER: Jimenez-Zarazua O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6261113 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature