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pemphigus er·y·the·ma·to·sus | \ -ˌer-i-ˌthē-mə-ˈtō-səs 
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\Medical Definition of pemphigus erythematosus
: a relatively benign form of chronic pemphigus that is characterized by the eruption especially on the face and trunk of lesions resembling those which occur in systemic lupus erythematosus
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