Assessment of Diagnostic Strategy for Early Recognition of Bullous and Nonbullous Variants of Pemphigoid
Author(s) -
Joost M. Meijer,
Gilles F.H. Diercks,
Emma W. G. de Lang,
Hendri H. Pas,
Marcel F. Jonkman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jama dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 2168-6084
pISSN - 2168-6068
DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.4390
Subject(s) - medicine , bullous pemphigoid , iif , pemphigoid , dermatology , hydroxychloroquine , medical diagnosis , biopsy , direct fluorescent antibody , indirect immunofluorescence , pathology , covid-19 , disease , immunology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , antibody , antigen
A substantial number of patients with bullous pemphigoid do not develop skin blisters and may not have received the correct diagnosis. Diagnostic criteria and an optimal diagnostic strategy are needed for early recognition and trials.
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