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Dupilumab as a treatment for bullous pemphigoid in a liver transplant recipient: A case report

open access: yesSAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Bullous pemphigoid is a common subepidermal autoimmune bullous disease that affects the skin and mucous membranes. It is more prevalent in the elderly, often resulting in significant morbidity and mortality.
Sarah S. Rashid   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular architecture and function of the hemidesmosome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Hemidesmosomes are multiprotein complexes that facilitate the stable adhesion of basal epithelial cells to the underlying basement membrane. The mechanical stability of hemidesmosomes relies on multiple interactions of a few protein components that form ...
Gerhard Wiche   +2 more
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Complement-Activating Capacity of Autoantibodies Correlates With Disease Activity in Bullous Pemphigoid Patients

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2018
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
doaj   +1 more source

Angina bullosa hemorrhagica an enigmatic oral disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Angina bullosa hemorrhagica (ABH) is an enigmatic oral disorder described for the first time by Badham in 1967 to define blisters with a hematic content in the oral cavity and oropharynx unrelated to any hematological, dermatological or systemic ...
Aguirre-Urizar, Jose Manuel   +3 more
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Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis:A Retrospective Study of 23 Patients in Denmark [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Linear IgA bullous dermatosis (LAD) is an autoimmune, chronic bullous disease affecting primarily young children and adults. Studies on LAD are relatively sparse and from Scandinavia we could only find a few case reports.
Bygum, Anette, Lings, Kristina
core   +2 more sources

Mast Cell Regulation of the Immune Response [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Mast cells are well known as principle effector cells of type I hypersensitivity responses. Beyond this role in allergic disease, these cells are now appreciated as playing an important role in many inflammatory conditions.
Johanna K. Morales   +4 more
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Bullous pemphigoid associated with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor in primary care: Case report

open access: yesTurkish Journal of Family Practice
Bullous pemphigoid is the most common bullous chronic autoimmune skin disease. Recent studies suggest dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors used in the treatment of type-2 diabetes as possible predisposing agents of bullous pemphigoid.
Kübra Kurt
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring Pruritus in Bullous Pemphigoid: Analysis of QOL Metrics and Potential Biological Mechanisms

open access: yesJID Innovations
Bullous pemphigoid is a devastating autoimmune blistering disease with need for improved therapeutics. Limited data are available on the overall burden of pruritus and alterations over time; however, treatment of itch-specific pathways may provide novel ...
Olive C. Osuoji   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cutaneous side effects of diabetes treatment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
As lesões cutâneas são frequentes na diabetes mellitus, havendo um envolvimento da pele em cerca de 30 a 91% dos doentes durante o curso da doença. Estas podem ser não infeciosas ou autoimunes, infeciosas ou resultar de complicações do tratamento da ...
Borges-Costa, J, Gomes, F
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Cushings syndrome complicating pemphigoid gestationis

open access: yesCogent Medicine, 2018
Purpose: The aims are to assess the clinical and demographic features of bullous pemphigoid in a pregnant women (Pemphigoid Gestationis) that has been complicated by Cushing syndrome after treatment, and compare it to the available literature.
O.Y. Olisova   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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