Immune-Checkpoint-Inhibitor-Related Bullous Pemphigoid During Avelumab Maintenance Therapy in a Patient With Metastatic Renal Pelvic Carcinoma: A Case Report. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Introduction Bullous pemphigoid is a rare cutaneous, immune‐related adverse event, and avelumab‐associated cases are extremely rare. Case Presentation A 76‐year‐old man receiving avelumab maintenance therapy for recurrent renal pelvic carcinoma developed pruritic erythema and tense blisters 20 days after the first dose.
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Bullous Pemphigoid Disease Area Index Pruritus, Activity, and Damage During Biologic Therapy in Bullous Pemphigoid: An International Dual-Center Study. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Biologic therapies targeting Type 2 inflammation are increasingly used in bullous pemphigoid, yet the relationship between pruritus and distinct disease domains remains incompletely defined. We conducted a retrospective international dual‐center study of 25 patients with bullous pemphigoid treated with dupilumab, omalizumab, or tralokinumab ...
Cascio Ingurgio R +6 more
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Tocilizumab for severe and refractory mucous membrane pemphigoid. [PDF]
Elevated IL‐6 levels identified in mucous membrane pemphigoid support IL‐6 blockade, with tocilizumab demonstrating clinical benefit in nine patients with severe and refractory mucous membrane pemphigoid. Abstract Background Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) is a rare autoimmune blistering disease involving mucous membranes with a potentially ...
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Dyshidrosiform Bullous Pemphigoid
Dyshidrosiform bullous pemphigoid is a variant of bullous pemphigoid. At least 84 patients with dyshidrosiform bullous pemphigoid have been described. Dyshidrosiform bullous pemphigoid usually presents with pruritic blisters in elderly individuals; the ...
Philip R. Cohen
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Prevalence, Spectrum and Clinical Implications of Malignancies in Patients with Bullous Pemphigoid
Current research on the malignancy rate and spectrum of malignancies in patients with bullous pemphigoid is contradictory. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence and spectrum of malignancy in patients with bullous pemphigoid and to ...
Sharon Baum +4 more
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Immunomodulator Galectin-9 is Increased in Blood and Skin of Patients with Bullous Pemphigoid
Massive recruitment of eosinophils into the dermis is a hallmark of bullous pemphigoid pathogenesis. Identifying the chemoattractant(s) guiding eosinophils into the skin in bullous pemphigoid is a prerequisite to therapeutic targeting of eosinophil ...
Jasper Pruessmann +8 more
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Bullous pemphigoid is the most common acquired bullous disease with an autoimmune basis and a tendency to involve mostly old people. By rising incidence of diabetes all over the world, consumption of antidiabetes medications has also increased.
Kamran Balighi +4 more
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Comorbidity in bullous pemphigoid: up-date and clinical implications
Bullous pemphigoid is the most common autoimmune blistering disease in industrialized countries and particularly affects the elderly. In this patient population, comorbid diseases are frequent and may complicate management and treatment of bullous ...
Johanna Huttelmaier +2 more
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Background Bullous pemphigoid is the most common bullous chronic autoimmune skin disease. Recent studies have suggested dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 inhibitors as possible predisposing agents of bullous pemphigoid.
Vaia Lambadiari +10 more
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Risk of Serious Infections in Patients with Bullous Pemphigoid: A Population-based Cohort Study
Patients with bullous pemphigoid are susceptible to serious infections, which are the leading cause of death in these patients. The aims of this population-based cohort study were to investigate the incidence and spectrum of serious infections in ...
Tsung-Hsien Chang +4 more
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