Incidence of pemphigus vulgaris exceeds that of pemphigus foliaceus in a region where pemphigus foliaceus is endemic: Analysis of a 21-year historical series;Incidência do pênfigo vulgar ultrapassa a do pênfigo foliáceo em região endêmica para pênfigo foliáceo: Análise de série histórica de 21 anos

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1109-1112

  Gonçalves, Gilson Antonio Pereira ^a   Brito, Moema Mignac Cumming ^b   Salathiel, Adriana Martinelli ^a   Ferraz, Thais Serraino ^c   Alves, Domingos ^a   Roselino, Ana Maria Ferreira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Divisao de Dermatologia da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto Univ de Sao Paulo ^*

^c Department of Social Medicine   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Descriptive; Epidemiology; Pemphigus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ONSET AGE; PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAZIL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PEMPHIGUS; PERIODICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84856603039     PISSN: 03650596     EISSN: 18064841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0365-05962011000600007     Document Type: Article

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