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Ideal sources for Wikipedia's health content are defined in the guideline Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine) and are typically review articles. Here are links to possibly useful sources of information about Pemphigus erythematosus.

PubMed provides review articles from the past five years (limit to free review articles)
The TRIP database provides clinical publications about evidence-based medicine.
Other potential sources include: Centre for Reviews and Dissemination and CDC

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This article was categorized based on scheme outlined at WP:DERM. kilbad (talk) 04:42, 14 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: WikiProject Medicine Winter 2025 UCF COM - Block 8

This article is currently the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 6 January 2025 and 31 January 2025. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Jon.dev65 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Jon.dev65 (talk) 19:38, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Student Workplan

Add Formal Introduction

● Brief overview of the condition in simple terms

● Include simplified explanation of the differences between pemphigus types

● Include simplified explanation of pemphigus antibodies

● Brief summary of treatments and populations affected

Expand Signs and Symptoms Section

● Simplify existing paragraphs

● Add information to tie in symptoms with disease pathophysiology (blister appearance and IgG deposition).

● Compare to signs and symptoms of other pemphigus types

Expand Causes Section

● Change section name to "Pathophysiology"

● Add highlighted links to other pages

● Describe differences and similarities with other pemphigus types

Expand Diagnosis Section

● Create exhaustive list of diagnostic methods

● Add descriptions in simple terms

Expand Treatment Section

● Create exhaustive list of treatments from most to least common

● Add historical context of treatment methods in simple terms

Add Epidemiology Section

● Trends in genetics and links to ethnicity

● Incidence, prevalence, and other relevant statistics

Add Research Section

● Summary of current research and future directions in diagnosis and treatment

● Rituximab and other biologics in addition to CAR-T for pemphigus vulgaris

Multimedia

● Add main photo to navigation box

● Add photos of other pemphigus subtypes for comparison

● Add photos of schematic of IgG / Desmoglein Proteins — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jon.dev65 (talk • contribs) 23:48, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]