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 *[[AKA]] ''pemphigus''.
 **Should not be confused with ''[[bullous pemphigoid]]'' (which is less serious).
-===General===
-*May lead to blindness.
-*Oral lesion is classically: ''first to show & last to go''.
-**Oral lesions usually precede the skin lesions.
-Etiology:
-*Autoimmune disease.
-**Antibodies against: desmoglein 1, desmoglein 3.
-===Microscopic===
-Features:<ref>{{Ref PBoD8|1193}}</ref>
-*Suprabasilar blistering.
-DDx: [[Hailey-Hailey disease]].
 ==Pyogenic granuloma==