pemphigoid
Sign in to savePemphigoid is a group of rare autoimmune blistering diseases of the skin and mucous membranes. As its name indicates, pemphigoid is similar in general appearance to pemphigus, however unlike pemphigus, pemphigoid does not feature acantholysis, a loss of connections between skin cells.
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- Vesicles and bullae shown on the lower leg, some ruptured leaving a crusted area in bullous pemphigoid
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43 sectionsContents
- Classification
- Bullous pemphigoid
- Presentation
- Non-bullous pemphigoid
- Bullous phase
- Cause
- Pathophysiology
- Diagnosis
- Clinical assessment
- Histopathology
- Direct immunofluorescence
- Indirect immunofluorescence
- Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
- Treatment
- Corticosteroids
- Topical Corticosteroids
- Systemic corticosteroids
- Glucocorticoid sparing drugs
- Immunosuppressant drug
- Anti-inflammatory drugs
- Biologic therapy
- Epidemiology
- Mucous membrane pemphigoid
- Presentation
- Oral disease
- Ocular disease
- Other mucous membranes
- Skin disease
- Mucous membrane pemphigoid is also associated with malignancy
- Cause
- Pathophysiology
- Diagnosis
- Clinical assessment
- Histopathology
- Direct immunofluorescence studies
- Indirect immunofluorescence
- Antigen-specific serologic testing
- Treatment
- Epidemiology
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Pemphigoid is a group of rare autoimmune blistering diseases of the skin and mucous membranes. As its name indicates, pemphigoid is similar in general appearance to pemphigus, however unlike pemphigus, pemphigoid does not feature acantholysis, a loss of connections between skin cells.
Pemphigoid is more common than pemphigus and is slightly more common in women than in men. It is also more common in people older than 70 than it is in younger people.