Clinical Relevance of Autoantibodies in Patients with Autoimmune Bullous Dermatosis
The authors present their experience related to the diagnosis, treatment, and followup of 431 patients with bullous pemphigoid, 14 patients with juvenile bullous pemphigoid, and 273 patients with pemphigus.
Lilla Mihályi +4 more
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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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The Rare Presentation of Deep Dermatophytosis‐Trichophyton in an Immunosuppressed Patient
ABSTRACT Dermatophytes typically cause superficial skin infections characterized by an active border. However, they can present atypically invading deeper in immunocompromised patients. We present a case of a 72‐year‐old woman with bullous pemphigoid who had received oral prednisolone for 3 months and developed umbilicated papules.
Jidapa Triwatcharikorn +3 more
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A case report of bullous pemphigoid following secukinumab therapy for a patient with psoriasis
Aim: Bullous pemphigoid induced by secukinumab in treatment of psoriasis is rare.Methods: We report a 49-year-old man with psoriasis who developed bullous pemphigoid during treatment with secukinumab.Results: Scattered tense vesicles with itching ...
Guanghan Wang +3 more
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Histopathological Aspects of Common Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Induced Skin Toxicities
ABSTRACT Background The histological characteristics of checkpoint inhibitors‐related adverse events (cirAEs) are not well studied and there are conflicting data regarding their similarities and differences with their idiopathic counterparts. Objectives To investigate the histological characteristics of the most common cirAEs.
Christina Kemanetzi +12 more
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Localized flexural bullous pemphigoid
A 63-year-old male agriculturist presented with a spontaneously appearing bullous eruption localized to the axillae and groins, with intense pruritus of 3 weeks duration. He was also a known hypertensive, diagnosed with renal failure on treatment with ACE inhibitors and amlodepin since 1 year.
Mehta Vandana, Balachandran C
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Prognostic factors for mortality in bullous pemphigoid: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective To systematically evaluate the prognostic factors for mortality in bullous pemphigoid. Methods PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Biology Medicine disc and Wanfang Database were searched to collect ...
Xianxia Chen +6 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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Bullous pemphigoid and comorbidities: a case-control study in Portuguese patients [PDF]
BACKGROUND: aAlthough rare, bullous pemphigoid (BP) is the most common autoimmune blistering disease. Recent studies have shown that patients with bullous pemphigoid are more likely to have neurological and psychiatric diseases, particularly prior to the
Vera Barreto Teixeira +4 more
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Response to Oral Dapsone in a Patient With Generalised Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa
ABSTRACT Dapsone is a potent antibacterial agent used as a first‐line treatment for leprosy and employed also as an anti‐inflammatory agent. Additionally, dapsone is used for a variety of other cutaneous conditions. Herein, we report a case of intermediate junctional epidermolysis bullosa that improved significantly with oral 4,4’‐diamino‐diphenyl ...
Shiho Mori +2 more
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