benign mucosal pemphigoid

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.

oc·u·lar cic·a·tri·cial pem·phi·goid

[MIM*164185]

a chronic disease that produces adhesions and progressive cicatrization and shrinkage of the conjunctival, oral, and vaginal mucous membranes.

Synonym(s): benign mucosal pemphigoid, ocular pemphigoid

benign mucosal pemphigoid

See cicatricial pemphigoid.