pemphigus foliaceus

noun

An autoimmune blistering disease of the skin which causes a characteristic inflammatory attack at the subcorneal layer of epidermis, which results in skin lesions that are scaly or crusted erosions with an erythematous (red) base.

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Meanings

nounpemphigus foliaceus (uncountable)
  1. uncountabledermatologyAn autoimmune blistering disease of the skin which causes a characteristic inflammatory attack at the subcorneal layer of epidermis, which results in skin lesions that are scaly or crusted erosions with an erythematous (red) base.
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