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Gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus disease in a patient with pemphigus vulgaris treated with corticosteroid and mycophenolate mofetil.

Luiza Barbosa Oliveira, Celina Wakisaka Maruta, Denise Miyamoto, Fernanda Aburesi Salvadori, Claudia Giuli Santi, Valeria Aoki, Amaro Nunes Duarte-Neto

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Article in Autopsy & case reports. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cytomegalovirus-induced Oral, Esophageal, Gastric and Colonic Ulcers in an Immunocompetent Patient.The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Luiza Barbosa OliveiraAutopsy Division - Anatomic Pathology Department - Faculty of Medicine - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.
Celina Wakisaka MarutaDepartment of Dermatology - Faculty of Medicine - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.
Denise MiyamotoDepartment of Dermatology - Faculty of Medicine - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.
Fernanda Aburesi SalvadoriEmergency Department - Hospital das Clínicas - Faculty of Medicine - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.
Claudia Giuli SantiDepartment of Dermatology - Faculty of Medicine - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.
Valeria AokiDepartment of Dermatology - Faculty of Medicine - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.
Amaro Nunes Duarte-NetoAutopsy Division - Anatomic Pathology Department - Faculty of Medicine - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil.
Universidade de São Paulo · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune disease characterized by the formation of suprabasal intra-epidermal blisters on the skin and mucosal surfaces. Infectious diseases are the main cause of death in patients with pemphigus due to the disrupture of the physiological skin barrier, immune dysregulation, and the use of immunosuppressive medications leaving the patient prone to acquire opportunistic infections. We report the case of a 67-year-old woman diagnosed with pemphigus vulgaris, who was irregularly taking prednisone and mycophenolate mofetil. She was hospitalized because of a 1-month history of watery diarrhea and oral ulcers. Unfortunately, the patient died suddenly on the ward. The autopsy revealed a bilateral saddle pulmonary embolism, Gram-positive cocci bronchopneumonia, and gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus infection, causing extensive gastrointestinal mucosal ulcers.

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AutopsyCytomegalovirusOpportunistic InfectionsPemphigus

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PMID28536684
PMCPMC5436918
OpenAlexW2598438936

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