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858 Part SEVEN Organ-Specific Inflammatory Disease

FIG 63.3 Patient with pemphigus foliaceus showing superficial
erosions and crust formation on the head and neck.

FIG 63.1 Patient with pemphigus vulgaris showing ulcerative
plaques and crust involving the back.

FIG 63.4 Patient with pemphigus foliaceus showing involvement
of the scalp with erosions and adherent crust with alopecia. The
patient’s hair regrew fully after initiation of treatment.

FIG 63.2 Patient with pemphigus vulgaris showing ulceration
of the soft palate.

FIG 63.5 Direct immunofluorescence of perilesional normal-
appearing skin from a patient with pemphigus foliaceus using
antibodies directed against human immunoglobulin G (IgG).
Cell-surface IgG deposits are seen on the epidermal keratinocytes.
A similar pattern is seen in patients with pemphigus vulgaris.