Profile of Cutaneous Bacterial Flora in Pemphigus Patients

Abstract

Objectives Pemphigus, a group of autoimmune bullous diseases, can be fatal, resulting from overwhelming opportunistic infection of lesions secondary to cutaneous bacterial infections. This study aimed to look into the cutaneous bacterial infection profile of pemphigus patients as timely identification and appropriate treatment can play a major role in reducing mortality.

Keywords

• methicillin-resistant S. aureus
• MRSA
• pemphigus
• Staphylococcus aureus
• susceptibility