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Coexistence of psoriasis with bullous pemphigoid
Psoriasis vulgaris and bullous pemphigoid (BP) represent two clinically well-characterized, chronic, inflammatory skin conditions. The concomitant occurrence of these two entities in a patient is rare.
Raghavendra Rao+4 more
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Immunoglobulin E-Mediated Autoimmunity [PDF]
The study of autoimmunity mediated by immunoglobulin E (IgE) autoantibodies, which may be termed autoallergy, is in its infancy. It is now recognized that systemic lupus erythematosus, bullous pemphigoid (BP), and chronic urticaria, both spontaneous and ...
Altrichter, Sabine+5 more
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Acute periodontal lesions [PDF]
This is a review and update on acute conditions affecting the gingival tissues, including abscesses in the periodontium, necrotizing periodontal diseases, and other acute conditions that cause gingival lesions with acute presentation, such as infectious ...
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The Growing Incidence of Bullous Pemphigoid: Overview and Potential Explanations
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is the most common type of subepidermal autoimmune bullous diseases. BP characteristically affects the elderly and is seen mainly in patients older than 70 years. While the annual incidence of BP has been estimated to be between 2.
K. Kridin, R. Ludwig
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Paraneoplastic pemphigus with clinical features of lichen planus associated with low-grade B cell lymphoma [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Neoplasia-induced lichen planus is described as a cell-mediated reaction to unknown epithelial antigens. Paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP), characterized by the presence of a specific array of autoantibodies, probably represents a different form
Black, M+4 more
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Importance The association of bullous pemphigoid (BP) with the use of dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors among patients with diabetes has recently emerged. The risk of developing BP during treatment with new DPP-4 inhibitor agents like linagliptin
K. Kridin, R. Bergman
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Background: Bullous pemphigoid is a subepidermal blistering skin disease, associated with autoantibodies to hemidesmosomal proteins, complement activation at the dermal-epidermal junction, and dermal granulocyte infiltration.
Roxana M. Chiorean+9 more
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The 'Spectraplakins': cytoskeletal giants with characteristics of both spectrin and plakin families [PDF]
Recent studies have characterised a family of giant cytoskeletal crosslinkers encoded by the short stop gene in Drosophila and the dystonin/BPAG1 and MACF1 genes in mammals.
Brown, N., Gregory, S., Roeper, K.
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Pemphigoid gestationis and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy
Pemphigoid gestationis, which is also known as herpes gestationis, is a rare, pregnancy-associated, autoimmune bullous disease. Treatment depends on the severity of the disease for each patient and the safety and use of these drugs during pregnancy and ...
Anes Yang, MD, BMed, MPH+2 more
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Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune blistering disease which carries a significant mortality and morbidity. While historically BP has been characterized as an IgG driven disease mediated by anti-BP180 and BP230 IgG autoantibodies, developments in ...
K. Amber+3 more
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