pemphigus foliaceus
MONDO:0019324Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names pemphigus foliaceus yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Pemphigus foliaceous is a rare superficial pemphigus disease characterized by multiple, pruritic, scaly, crusted cutaneous erosions, with flaky circumscribed patches, localized mostly on the face, scalp, trunk and extremities, often presenting an erythematous base. Mucosal involvement is rarely observed.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0019324), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
20 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- AcantholysisHPOHP:0100792
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- AutoimmunityHPOHP:0002960
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal blistering of the skinHPOHP:0008066
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Abnormal scalp morphologyHPOHP:0001965
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Crusting erythematous dermatitisHPOHP:0007473
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- ErythemaHPOHP:0010783
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Erythematous plaqueHPOHP:0025474
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- PruritusHPOHP:0000989
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Scaling skinHPOHP:0040189
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Skin erosionHPOHP:0200041
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Abnormal oral mucosa morphologyHPOHP:0011830
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- ErythrodermaHPOHP:0001019
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
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- Oral ulcerHPOHP:0000155
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Skin vesicleHPOHP:0200037
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Annular cutaneous lesionHPOHP:0025528
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
- Hematological neoplasmHPOHP:0004377
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
- Neoplasm of the skinHPOHP:0008069
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
- Psoriasiform dermatitisHPOHP:0003765
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
Where it sits
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