[1] This detachment (called acantholysis) is due to the presence of IgG antibodies directed against keratinocyte-adhesion glycoproteins, called desmogleins (DSG), which play a critical role in ...

Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is a chronic autoimmune vesiculobullous disease of the skin and is characterized by a loss of cohesion between epidermal cells (acantholysis) in the upper parts of the ...