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Deepthi Konda

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India

Presentation Title:

Pemphigus vulgaris post COVID-19 infection: A case report and review of literature

Abstract

Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune blistering disorder characterized by painful blisters and/or erosions on skin and mucosae. It is caused by autoantibodies directed against desmogleins. Various environmental factors including viruses like herpes simplex virus, herpes zoster virus  are known to induce the autoimmune process and cause pemphigus in genetically susceptible individuals. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that mainly affects respiratory system is also known to trigger autoimmune musculoskeletal and skin reactions. There are many reports showing the development of pemphigus vulgaris after corona virus disease-19 (COVID-19) vaccination. However, there are only two cases of pemphigus vulgaris after COVID infection reported so far in the literature. So, we report this case of pemphigus vulgaris developing in a patient, around 35 days after COVID-19 infection

Biography

Dr Deepthi Konda has an experience of about 10 years as a Dermatologist and is currently working as Associate professor in the department of Dermatology in AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) Bibinagar, one of the prestigious institutes in India. She is the recipient of IADVL (Indian association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists) best researcher award 2023. She has around 27 publications in various national and international journals. She has been a speaker and a member of panel discussion in various Dermatology conferences. She is also an expert committee member (Dermatology) of  CDSCO (Central drugs standard control organization) India.