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Case Reports
. 2020 May 13;13(5):e235410.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-235410.

Pemphigus vulgaris

Vijayendranath Nayak  1 , Raghavendra Kini  2 , Prasanna Kumar Rao  2 , Ujwala Shetty  2
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Case Reports

Pemphigus vulgaris

Vijayendranath Nayak et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: dentistry and oral medicine; dermatology.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Erosions seen on the gingiva, which is soft and edematous. (B) Erosions seen on the floor of the mouth and ventral aspect of tongue.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histopathological sections revealing Tzanck cells.
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