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Evidence of an association between bullous pemphigoid and psoriasis
Author(s) -
GRATTAN C.E.H.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1985.tb02079.x
Subject(s) - bullous pemphigoid , dermatology , psoriasis , medicine , pemphigoid , immunology , antibody
SUMMARY The medical records of 62 consecutive patients with bullous pemphigoid and 62 case‐matched leg ulcer controls were examined to determine whether psoriasis and bullous pemphigoid are associated. Psoriasis occurred in seven of the pemphigoid patients (11%) but in none of the controls. The prevalence of psoriasis in the pemphigoid sample was significantly higher than expected ( P <0.01, Poisson distribution). This difference, together with the clinical course, suggests that there may be an association between pemphigoid and psoriasis.