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A 62-year-old male was diagnosed with pemphigus foliaceus in 2001 based on a biopsy of a painless vesicle on his back. Low doses of steroids and immunosuppressants did not control his spreading lesions. Higher steroid doses initially helped but he later developed infected bullae and skin exfoliation on his legs, which were treated with antibiotics and dressings. After resolving the infection, even higher steroid doses controlled his lesions, and he has since been tapering doses while needing to maintain a h

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Vpatel

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