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Pemphigus vulgaris following varicella infection
1National Skin Centre, Mandalay Road, Singapore 308205. anthonygoon@nsc.gov.sg
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
|November 28, 2001
Abstract:
We describe a 26-year-old Indian man who presented with chickenpox and subsequently developed pemphigus vulgaris 17 days after initial resolution of lesions. The mechanism of progression from one disease to the other is postulated to be that of epitope spreading or molecular mimicry.