A Case Report of Pemphigus Vulgaris with Clinically Presentation Similar to Chicken Pox

摘要

Pemphigusvulgarisisapotentiallyfatalautoimmunediseasethatappearswithdiffuseandlargeblistersalloverthebodyandifnottreated,mostpatientswilldiewithinfiveyears.Thediseaseusuallyoccursinthefifthorsixthdecadeoflife.Inthiscase-report,wepresentaseventeen-yearoldgirlwithpemphigus,butclinicalpresentationwerequitesimilartochickenpox.Becauseoftheextremerarityofcasesinwhichpemphigusvulgarispresentsitselfaschickenpoxandtheclinicaldifferentiationandtreatmentinterventionsbetweenthemisveryimportant(corticosteroidversusantiviralandsupportivecarerespectively),asaresultbiopsyisrecommendedinunusualcasesofchickenpox.