Pemphigus vulgaris post-coronavirus disease-19 infection: A case report and review of literature
Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune blistering disorder caused by autoantibodies directed against desmogleins. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is known to trigger autoimmune skin reactions. We report a case of pemphigus vulgaris developing in a patient, around 35 days after the coronavirus disease-19 infection.
Authors
- Deepthi Konda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3241-2910)
- Vijayalakshmi T. Nayak
- Seetu Palo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9956-2246)
Institutions
- Continental (United States) (US)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cosmoderma
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25259/csdm_217_2024
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00