Table 1.

Disease characteristics in patients with pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus with scalp involvement

Variable	PV with scalp involvement	PF with scalp involvement	Statistical significance of differences between PV and PF with scalp involvement (p < 0.05)*
Development of scalp lesions [months after disease onset]	25.3 ±41.2 (n = 28)	7.0 ±12.5 (n = 27)	0.01
PDAI scalp activity score-0	8/30 (26.7%)	2/28 (7.1%)	0.1
PDAI scalp activity score-1	5/30 (16.7%)	3/28 (10.7%)	0.57
PDAI scalp activity score-2	3/30 (10.0%)	5/28 (17.9%)	0.45
PDAI scalp activity score-3	4/30 (13.3%)	2/28 (7.1%)	0.49
PDAI scalp activity score-4	2/30 (6.7%)	9/28 (32.1%)	0.04
PDAI scalp activity score-10	8/30 (26.7%)	7/28 (25.0%)	0.91
Scalp as the first location	3/30 (10.0%)	5/28 (17.9%)	0.45
Scalp as the second location	11/30 (36.7%)	12/28 (42.9%)	0.75
Scalp as the third location	7/30 (23.3%)	4/28 (14.3%)	0.47
Scalp lesions resistant to treatment	20/30 (66.7%)	19/28 (67.9%)	0.97

PV – pemphigus vulgaris, PF – pemphigus foliaceus, PDAI – Pemphigus Disease Area Index at enrollment

^*statistical significance at p < 0.05.