Tsankov N, Kazandjieva J, Gantcheva M
Department of Dermatology, Medical University, 1, G. Sofiiskistr, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Eur J Dermatol. 1998 Sep;8(6):442-3.
We describe a case of contact pemphigus, a new subgroup of induced pemphigus. The disease is provoked by a chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticide: dihydrodiphenyltrichlorethane. We suspect that systemic absorption after the topical contact is responsible for the alteration of skin structure and activation of immunological mechanisms leading to blister formation and acantholysis.
