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Case Reports
. 2024 Jul-Dec;45(2):137-138.
doi: 10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_102_23. Epub 2024 Dec 13.

Pemphigus vulgaris and lichen planus pigmentosus in an HIV-positive patient

Bushra Muna  1 , Srikanth Shanmugam  1
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Pemphigus vulgaris and lichen planus pigmentosus in an HIV-positive patient

Bushra Muna et al. Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS. 2024 Jul-Dec.

Abstract

Pemphigus vulgaris is a rare autoimmune blistering disorder which can occur with other disorder with autoimmune etiology like lichen planus pigmentosus. The concurrence of pemphigus vulgaris and HIV infection has been rarely reported in literature. Here we report a 31 year old patient who came with oral and skin erosions suggestive of pemphigus vulgaris and later developed HIV infection with lichen planus pigmentosus.

Keywords: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; human immunodeficiency virus; lichen planus; pemphigus.

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The periorbital violaceous pigmentation
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The flaccid vesicles with erosion on the ventral and dorsal aspect forearm
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