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Pemphigus vegetans initiating on the finger and nail Volume 29, numéro 2, March-April 2019

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Department of Dermatology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Liebermeisterstrasse 25, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany

Pemphigus vegetans (PVeg) is a rare and highly pleomorphic subtype of Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) which can manifest at nearly every site on the body and mimic a wide range of dermatological diseases [1, 2]. We report a patient with PVeg of the finger and nail unit presenting as acrodermatitis continua suppurativa.An 89-year-old Caucasian male presented with a four-week history of a verrucous plaque affecting the right hallux and the left ring finger. He had no family history of psoriasis or blistering [...]