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Pemphigus vegetans: case report

Pemphigus is a bollous auto-immune disease. It's a rare disease, but potentially fatal. There are four clinical and pathological variants: pemphigus vulgaris, pemphigus vegetans, pemphigus foliaceus and pemphigus erythematosus. Through the histopathological exam, the common characteristic to all types of pemphigus is the acantholyse. It's reported a case of a pacient of 43 years old with anal and perineal blesses witch final diagnosis was pemphigus vegetans, associated to HPV (Human Papilloma Virus), with literature review.

Pemphigus; bollous disease; auto-imune disease; vegetant


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