Treatment of familial benign chronic pemphigus by skin grafting

Abstract

A report on a 44 yr old patient with familial benign chronic pemphigus, resistant to all conservative therapy, treated in several stages by surgical excision of the most affected areas and reconstruction with split skin grafts. The follow up period of the treated sites varies from 2 to 8 yr. All grafted sites have remained totally asymptomatic and there has been no sign of recurrence. Outside the grafted areas the disease is still as active as before.