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Pemphigus vegetans is a rare variant of pemphigus vulgaris characterized by vegetating lesions in the folds and mouth and by the presence of autoantibodies against desmoglein 3. We describe two Caucasian patients with pemphigus vegetans, one of them presented antibodies to desmoglein 3 and 1 and the other one to desmoglein 3. Both patients also had circulating antibodies against a 190 kDa protein co-migrating with periplakin.

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Pemphigus vegetans-Neumann variant associated with intranasal heroin abuse.

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Pemphigus vegetans is variant of pemphigus vulgaris accounting for 5% of all patients with pemphigus disorders. We describe a case of pemphigus vegetans-Neumann type associated with intranasal heroin abuse, restricted to the modified mucous membranes. The results of routine histology and direct and indirect immunofluorescence studies confirmed the diagnosis.

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