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.

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