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A Clinician's Guide to Pemphigus Vulgaris

  • Provides insight and treatment options alongside dozens of high quality photographs of the disease at all stages, illustrations, and clinical tables

  • Gives dermatologists, dermatology residents, and primary care physicians a deeper insight into Pemphigus Vulgaris

  • Topics covered include categories of the disorder, clinical symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, and six recent clinical research studies about the disease

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (44 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Overview of Disorder

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Background

      • Pooya Khan Mohammad Beigi
      Pages 3-10
    3. Overview of Pemphigus Vulgaris

      • Pooya Khan Mohammad Beigi
      Pages 11-12
    4. History of Pemphigus Vulgaris

      • Pooya Khan Mohammad Beigi
      Pages 13-13
    5. Epidemiology and Etiology

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      Pages 15-16
    6. Analysis of Pemphigus Vulgaris

      • Pooya Khan Mohammad Beigi
      Pages 17-19
    7. Overview of Diagnosis

      • Pooya Khan Mohammad Beigi
      Pages 21-27
    8. Differential Diagnosis of Cutaneous Lesions

      • Pooya Khan Mohammad Beigi
      Pages 29-33
    9. Overview of Treatment

      • Pooya Khan Mohammad Beigi
      Pages 35-39
  3. Pathology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
    2. Pathology

      • Pooya Khan Mohammad Beigi
      Pages 43-49
  4. Clinical Research 1

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51
    2. Clinical Research Introduction

      • Pooya Khan Mohammad Beigi
      Pages 53-58
    3. Research Objectives

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      Pages 59-60
    4. Literature Review

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      Pages 61-63
    5. Research Methods

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      Pages 65-68
    6. Research Results

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      Pages 69-72
    7. Discussion and Conclusion

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      Pages 73-75
  5. Clinical Research 2

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77

About this book

Giving dermatologists, dermatology residents, and primary care physicians a deeper insight into pemphigus vulgaris, a rare autoimmune disease characterized by blisters and lesions on the skin and mucous membranes, this book provides insight and treatment options alongside dozens of high quality photographs, pathology slides, illustrations, algorithms, figures and clinical tables detailing the disease at all stages. Providing more than 20 clinical case photos of patients exhibiting symptoms, A Clinician’s Guide to Pemphigus Vulgaris summarizes much of what is known about this disease, including categories of the disorder, clinical symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, and recent clinical research photos about the disease.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Misdiagnosis Association & Society, Seattle, USA

    Pooya Khan Mohammad Beigi

About the author

Pooya Khan Mohammad Beigi, MD, MSc is a Clinical Research Fellow at the Child & Family Research Institute affiliated with the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC, Canada) and Grace Medical Centre. He is the proud President/Owner of the NWM Medical Clinic (Vancouver, BC, Canada) as well as the Founder/CEO of the Misdiagnosis Association and Society (Seattle, WA, USA), and Founder/CEO of the Father Medical Charity based in Vancouver, Canada. About the Author

Dr. Beigi established the Misdiagnosis Association and Society with the aim of collecting and preparing the most comprehensive databases of misdiagnosed cases and conducting related medical research studies, in collaboration with health organizations, universities, clinics, professors, and physicians from all around the world. He aims to diminish and ultimately solve the problem of misdiagnosis through meticulous research and collaboration with the world’s health systems. 

Furthermore, he founded the Father Medical Charity with the goal of helping patients in need, especially those in underdeveloped countries. This charity collaborates with many physicians and nurses employed in underdeveloped countries. These professionals identify patients in need and refer them to this medical charity to receive the necessary medications or facilitate treatments. 

He is the author of multiple scientific articles in different journals and medical textbooks released with Springer including Acrodermatitis Enteropathica: A Clinician’s Guide and A Clinician’s Guide to Mycosis Fungoides.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Clinician's Guide to Pemphigus Vulgaris

  • Authors: Pooya Khan Mohammad Beigi

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67759-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-67758-3Published: 08 December 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-67759-0Published: 24 November 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 188

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 104 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Dermatology, Primary Care Medicine

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 69.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 89.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access