Suprabasal intraepidermal blister formation with acantholytic keratinocytes and "tomb stone" basal keratinocytes in pemphigus vulgaris
Keywords: Histopathology slide, Histopathology-image, Moderately dense perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate, Tombstone pattern
Pemphigus vulgaris is a rare autoimmune disease that is characterised by painful blisters and erosions on the skin and mucous membranes, most commonly inside the mouth. Pemphigus vulgaris accounts for 70% of all pemphigus cases worldwide although it is extremely rare in New Zealand (about one case per million of the population).
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