Pemphigus is an autoimmune bullous disease, in which autoantibodies react with the cell–cell adhesion structures, desmosomes, causing blisters and erosions on the oral mucosa and skin.

Pemphigus vulgaris is a persistent immune system illness affecting a small number of people. Blisters form on the skin and in the mouth as a result. Although treatment and diagnosis might aid in ...

—This study tested the hypothesis that pemphigus is associated with MS, dementia, and related disorders. Why? Bullous pemphigoid, with a similar pathogenesis, is associated with some neurologic ...