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JUAN J. ANGULO, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm Syphilol. 1954;69(4):472-474.

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THE ETIOLOGY of the diseases or syndromes of the pemphigus group is a challenging subject which remains undisclosed despite the large volume of research done upon it. The number of theories on the cause of pemphigus is a good index of the tremendous confusion prevalent not only in the etiology, but in the pathogenesis, epidemiology, and other domains of the knowledge on pemphigus as well. The existence in the literature of rather numerous reports of isolation of a virus from pemphigus vulgaris cases^* as well as several suggestive observations on pemphigus foliaceus⁴ motivated the work reported here.

Attempts to isolate a virus from pemphigus foliaceus material are apparently found only in the Brazilian literature which is explainable by the relative abundance of cases in Brazil. Lindenberg⁵ was the only worker who reported success, but his work is open to criticism due to poor technique and small number of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL

From the Research Laboratory, Pemphigus Foliaceus Service, and the Virus Laboratory, Butantan Institute, state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Footnotes
This work was made possible through a grant from the late Clodomiro Carneiro which was obtained through the offices of Dr. João P. Vieira. Mr. Amelio Manoel Leite and Mr. Antonio Carlos Souza gave valuable technical assistance. Some of the mice were furnished by the Directors of the following institutions: Adolfo Lutz Institute, Biologic Institute, and Pinheiros Institute.

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