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pemphigoid

 [pem´f…………ĭ-goid]
1. resembling pemphigus.
2. any of a group of skin disorders similar to but clearly distinguishable from pemphigus.
benign mucosal pemphigoid a chronic bullous disease of elderly persons, involving primarily the mucous membranes, particularly the conjunctiva and oral mucosa, with scarring.
bullous pemphigoid a usually mild, relatively benign, self-limited blistering skin disease, predominantly affecting elderly persons. IgE antibodies are found at the basement membrane.
localized chronic pemphigoid a form in which bulla formation is confined for many years to a circumscribed region, with scarring but without affecting the mucous membranes.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

pem·phi·goid

(pem'fi-goyd),
1. Resembling pemphigus.
2. A disease resembling pemphigus but significantly distinguishable histologically (nonacantholytic) and clinically (generally benign course).
[G. pemphix, blister, + eidos, resemblance]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

pemphigoid

adjective Referring to pemphigus.

noun Any of a number of conditions that simulate bullous pemphigoid.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

pemphigoid

adjective Referring to pemphigus noun A condition that simulates bullous pemphigoid. See Bullous pemphigoid, Juvenile pemphigoid.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

pem·phi·goid

(pem'fi-goyd)
1. Resembling pemphigus.
2. A disease resembling pemphigus but significantly distinguishable histologically (nonacantholytic) and clinically (generally benign course).
[G. pemphix, blister, + eidos, resemblance]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

pemphigoid

A rare, persistent, autoimmune skin disease featuring large blisters that are sometimes intensely itchy. Compare PEMPHIGUS. Treatment is with corticosteroid or immunosuppressant drugs.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

pem·phi·goid

(pem'fi-goyd)
1. Resembling pemphigus.
2. A disease resembling pemphigus but significantly distinguishable histologically and clinically.
[G. pemphix, blister, + eidos, resemblance]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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Vitamin D status in patients with bullous pemphigoid. Br J Dermatol.
VITAMIN D AS AN ADJUVANT THERAPY TO CURE ORAL LICHEN PLANUS IN PERI-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN
Most common complications of orf are secondary infection, lymphangitis, lymphadenopathy and erythema multiforme.1 There are a few rare case reports about subepidermal immunobullous disease affecting skin and/or mucous membranes following orf in the literature.4-7 We also present a case from our clinic about bullous pemphigoid following orf since it is a rare clinical situation.
Bullous pemphigoid complicating human orf disease
The next common bullous disorder to be associated with candidiasis was bullous pemphigoid. 10 cases of Bullous pemphigoid had oral candidiasis amounting to 16.6%.
A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE ISOLATION, CULTURE, SUB-CULTURE AND SPECIES IDENTIFICATION OF CANDIDA FROM THE MUCOSAL LESIONS OF IMMUNO-COMPROMISED INDIVIDUALS
MMP, also known as cicatricial pemphigoid, most commonly involves the mucosal surfaces and hardly ever the skin (7).
Oral manifestations of autoinflammatory and autoimmune diseases
On the basis of history, clinical appearance, and absence of any laboratory findings suggestive of bleeding disorder, a diagnosis of ABH was established and an excisional biopsy was planned and pemphigus, bullous pemphigoid, bullous lichen planus, etc., were ruled out.
Angina Bullosa Hemorrhagica--An Uncommon Oral Lesion
Blister formation in bullous pemphigoid has been attributed to the release of major basic protein (MBP) and eosinophil cationic protein (ECP).
A Rare Case of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Associated with Cryoglobulinemia Presenting with a Bullous Skin Eruption of the Lower Limbs
Immune diseases of the anterior segment of the eye may be caused by several local or systemic conditions and may present in a wide range of diseases including dry eye syndrome, ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP), graft versus host disease (GVHD), and some forms of anterior uveitis often associated with systemic autoimmune diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis.
Autoimmune Diseases and the Anterior Segment of the Eye
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) and dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) are both autoimmune subepidermal bullous diseases.
Expression of the JAK/STAT Signaling Pathway in Bullous Pemphigoid and Dermatitis Herpetiformis
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