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case_images: Extensive involvement of the upper gingival mucosa showing signs of an erythematous-erosive lesion. In some areas, the epithelium is absent.
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case_images: Oral examination showed diffuse, reddish areas involving the attached and marginal gingival mucosae (Figure 1).
case_images: DIF examination. The sample sent for DIF showed positive anti-C3 and anti-IgG in the intercellular spaces, leading to a diagnosis consistent with PV (DIF; x200).
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case_images: DIF showed positive results only for anti-C3 and anti-IgG in the intercellular spaces (Figure 2), leading to a diagnosis of PV.