351 Clinical characterization of bullous pemphigoid and mucous membrane pemphigoid diseases: Analysis of a national and local dataset

Bullous Pemphigoid, Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid and Pemphigus Vulgaris: An Update on Pathobiology

Pemphigoid and pemphigus vulgaris (PV) are autoimmune diseases that cause potentially debilitating erosions and blistering of the skin and/or mucous membranes. In bullous pemphigoid (BP), autoantibodies target components of the basement membrane zone (BMZ), most importantly the hemidesmosomal proteins, BP180 and BP230. Research efforts have uncovered some of the complex mechanisms that cause th...

Mucous membrane pemphigoid

Introduction Identifying risk factors for leprosy reactions can preempt clinicians to initiate prompt treatment to prevent associated morbidities. Thus, a retrospective study was done to elucidate the risk factors among 44 newly diagnosed leprosy patients in Sarawak General Hospital from 1993 to 2007. Materials and methods Case folders were searched for demographic data, clinical characteristic...

Association between bullous pemphigoid and internal diseases.

Mucous membrane pemphigoid of the vulva.

BACKGROUND Mucous membrane pemphigoid is a rare autoimmune blistering disease primarily affecting mucosal surfaces. Blistering and scarring may occur in the eyes, mouth, esophagus, larynx, and on the vulva. Scarring can result in severe structural changes to the vulva that may mimic the findings of other inflammatory dermatologic disorders of the vulva, including lichen sclerosus and lichen pla...

Localized genital bullous pemphigoid; A case report

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune bullous disorder with urticarial pruritic papules and plaques and tense bullae in flexural surfaces of body. The localized form of the disease is a rare variant which can be triggered by different stimuli. Hereunder, we report a patient with the local type involving genitalia without any triggering factors.