pemphigus foliaceus

Pemphigus foliaceus is the most common autoimmune disease of the dog.

In 1844 he first described a rare dermatological condition known as pemphigus foliaceus.

Pemphigus Foliaceus is an autoimmune skin disorder, believed to be genetic.

Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is the least severe of the three varieties.

Left untreated, pemphigus foliaceus in animals is life-threatening leading to loss of condition and secondary infection.

Pemphigus foliaceus, of which there several forms:

Tetracycline antibiotics have a mildly beneficial effect on the disease and are sometimes enough for Pemphigus Foliaceus.

Pemphigus foliaceus in animals produces clusters of small vesicles that quickly evolve into pustules.

Pemphigus foliaceus, article from eMedicine.

After pemphigus foliaceus, DLE is the second most common autoimmune skin disease in dogs.

The two main types of pemphigus are pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus.

Pemphigus erythematosus (also known as "Senear-Usher syndrome") is simply a localized form of pemphigus foliaceus.

Pemphigus foliaceus has been recognized in pet dogs, cats, and horses and is the most common autoimmune skin disease diagnosed in veterinary medicine.

Pemphigus foliaceus is an autoimmune blistering disease of the skin and mucous membranes with characteristic lesions that are scaly, crusted erosions, often on an erythematous base.

Blistering diseases such as Pemphigus vulgaris and Pemphigus foliaceus are autoimmune diseases in which auto-antibodies target the proteins desmoglein 3 and desmoglein 1 respectively.

Other conditions with similar presentations include: bacterial folliculitis and demodicosis, dermatophytosis, endocrinopathy, pemphigus foliaceus, Zinc responsive dermatosis, vitamin A-responsive dermatosis, ichthyosis, and nutritional deficiencies.

There are several types of pemphigus which vary in severity: pemphigus vulgaris, pemphigus foliaceus, Intraepidermal neutrophilic IgA dermatosis, and paraneoplastic pemphigus.

In 2011, Pfizer Animal Care decided to cease production of Promeris Duo / Promeris for Dogs based on findings of a study which linked its use to an elevated incidence of the autoimmune disorder pemphigus foliaceus.