Pemphigus foliaceus - DermpathMD.comdermpathmd.com/cases/slide atlas/Pemphigus_foliaceus.pptx.pdf · Pemphigus_foliaceus.pptx Author: Paul Shitabata Created Date: 11/2/2009 6:32:42

What  is  the  best  diagnosis?  A.  Hailey-­‐Hailey  Disease  B.  Pemphigus  vulgaris  C.  Pemphigus  foliaceus  D.  Darier’s  disease  E.  Pemphigus  vegetans  

Pemphigus  foliaceus  

Pearls    Intracorneal  bulla  with  acantholysis  

 Occasional  acantholytic  cells  cling  to  the  undersurface  of  the  stratum  corneum  “Klingons”  

 Variable  inflammation  but  usually  eosinophils  predominate