Pemphigus Vulgaris. Presented by Dr. Orlando Canizares and Dr. Dorsey C. Gamsjager. Summary of Data: This 17-year-old, white girl was admitted to Bellevue Hospital on April 22, 1954. At time of admission she was 16 years of age and presented a generalized bullous eruption involving the scalp, face, mouth, chest, shoulders, and back, and had scattered lesions on the extremities. History revealed that the patient had been having lesions in her mouth prior to admission and was treated by various methods by her local dentist. Her cutaneous lesions had been present just one month prior to admission. Laboratory Data: A biopsy on April 23, 1954, revealed an intraepidermal bulla and other changes compatible with those of pemphigus vulgaris. Course: On admission, the patient was given 300 mg. of cortisone per day, potassium chloride, salt-free diet, terramycin, KMnO4 baths, and a bland ointment locally. The patient did not do too