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Annular bullous pemphigoid: A case report and review of literature
Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune blistering disease that primarily affects the geriatric population. It often presents as urticarial erythematous plaques, which evolve into subepidermal blisters accompanied by pruritus.
Steffie Arès +4 more
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Polymorphisms in the Mitochondrial Genome Are Associated With Bullous Pemphigoid in Germans
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is the most prevalent autoimmune skin blistering disease and is characterized by the generation of autoantibodies against the hemidesmosomal proteins BP180 (type XVII collagen) and BP230.
Juliane Russlies +46 more
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This extensively revised new edition provides a quick study and reference guide for physicians who treat patients with autoimmune bullous diseases (AIBDs), the most life-threatening inflammatory diseases of the skin. AIBDs are rare, comprising less than 1% of the dermatological patients and as such, they are often given little focus in general ...
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Clinical periodontal diagnosis
Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi +5 more
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The importance of direct immunofluorescence in pemphigus herpetiformis diagnosis [PDF]
Pemphigus herpetiformis is an autoimmune bullous disease, that combines clinical features of dermatitis herpetiformis and linear IgA bullous dermatosis and immunological characteristics of pemphigus, which makes this disease peculiar and this diagnosis ...
Paula Carolina Pessanha de Faria +5 more
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Interaction of Psoriasis and Bullous Diseases
Patients with psoriasis are frequently complicated with autoimmune bullous diseases, especially, pemphigoid diseases. It has been known that one-third cases of anti-laminin gamma1 pemphigoid, formerly anti-p200 pemphigoid, are associated with psoriasis ...
Teruki Dainichi +2 more
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Pemphigus Vulgaris and Bullous Pemphigoid: Update on Diagnosis and Treatment
Autoimmune bullous disorders are a heterogeneous spectrum of skin disorders characterized by the production of autoantibodies against adhesion molecules of the skin. The 2 major groups of diseases are “pemphigus diseases” and “autoimmune bullous diseases
Vito Di Lernia +3 more
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Adult linear IgA bullous dermatosis: report of three cases [PDF]
: Linear immunoglobulin A bullous dermatosis is a rare autoimmune disease that usually has an excellent prognosis in childhood; however, its control is more difficult in adults. It presents heterogeneous clinical manifestations and is frequently confused
Taila Yuri Siqueira Machado +3 more
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Bullous Pemphygoid and Novel Therapeutic Approaches
Bullous pemphigoid is a subepidermal blistering disease associated with autoantibodies (auto-ab) to BP180 and BP230 which affects elderly patients, predominately.
Giovanni Marco D’Agostino +10 more
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An unusual case of linear IgA disease affecting only the oral gingiva: a case report
Background We present a case report on desquamative gingivitis diagnosed as linear IgA disease (LAD), which is a rare autoimmune bullous disease exclusively affecting the oral gingiva.
Jianing He, Jun Shen, Wei Guo
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