Contact pemphigus induced by dihydrodiphenyltrichlorethane
Tsankov, N.; Kazandjieva, J.; Gantcheva, M.
European Journal of Dermatology Ejd 8(6): 442-443
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 1167-1122 PMID: 9729056 Document Number: 490491
We describe a case of contact pemphigus, a new subgroup of induced pemphigus. The disease is provoked by a chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticide: dihydrodiphenyltrichlorethane. We suspect that systemic absorption after the topical contact is responsible for the alteration of skin structure and activation of immunological mechanisms leading to blister formation and acantholysis.