Extensive keloid formation after pemphigus vulgaris

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" Extensive keloid formation after pemphigus vulgaris "
Sako, Eric Y; Worswick, Scott

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	925144
Doc. No	:	LA7sc4z88j
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Sako, Eric Y; Worswick, Scott
Title & Author	:	Extensive keloid formation after pemphigus vulgaris [Article]\ Sako, Eric Y; Worswick, Scott
Title of Periodical	:	Dermatology Online Journal
Volume/ Issue Number	:	21/11
Date	:	2015
Abstract	:	Pemphigus vulgaris is an immunobullous disease characterized by intraepidermal blister formation. These blisters eventually rupture, leaving erosions that are slow to heal, often leaving hyperpigmented patches, but no scars. We describe a case of a 67- year-old man with pemphigus vulgaris who suffered severe keloidal scarring after the pemphigus lesions became infected. His keloids were treated with intralesional corticosteroids with some improvement. Pemphigus vulgaris, a process confined to the epidermis, may lead to scarring in predisposed individuals, particularly if infection occurs.