Unlabelled: Pemphigus is a complex dermatologic autoimmune bullous disease whose pathogenic mechanism is not fully understood. Anti-desmoglein-1 (Dsg1) and anti- Dsg3 autoantibodies play an important role in the pathogenesis of pemphigus.
Objectives: To investigate the role of T-helper17 (Th17) and regulatory T (Treg) cells in the pathogenesis of pemphigus in fifty-one patients and twenty-six healthy individuals (control group).