Pemphigus Vegetans

Question 1

Pemphigus vegetans can present as localized plaques on the scalp, or as these two classic forms:

Answer 1

1. Neumann type
2. Hallopeau type (which usually remains localized)

Question 2

True or false: the tongue often appears atrophic in pemphigus vegetans.

Answer 2

False; the tongue often shows cerebriform morphologic features early in the course of the disease

Question 3

Name a drug that has been reported to have caused pemphigus vegetans.

Answer 3

Captopril