Which of the following vesiculobullous diseases occurs because of attachment of autoantibodies to antigens (desmoglein 3) in keratinocyte desmosomes?

a. Primary herpes simplex infection
b. Herpes zoster
c. Pemphigus vulgaris
d. Mucous membrane pemphigoid
e. Epidermolysis bullosa


C

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