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Geoepidemiologic considerations of auto-immune pemphigus.
Autoimmunity reviews - 1 Mar 2010
Meyer N, Misery L
Abstract excerpt
Sporadic and endemic forms of pemphigus foliaceus exist. Incidences of the various forms of pemphigus vary from country to country: pemphigus vulgaris is most common in Europe and the USA, whereas pemphigus foliaceus is more prevalent in Northern Africa, Turkey and Southern America. Endemic pemphigus foliaceus (also known as fogo selvagem and Brazilian pemphigus foliaceus) is a variant of the disease that is...
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