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Bullous Pemphigoid
Author(s) -
N J Korman
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1985.tb05426.x
Subject(s) - medicine , citation , bullous pemphigoid , dermatology , library science , computer science , antibody , immunology
Bullous pemphigoid is an acquired subepidermal blistering disease of the elderly characterized by tense blisters. Patients with bullous pemphigoid have circulating and tissue-bound antibodies that are directed against a normal component of the epidermal basement membrane. The course of bullous pemphigoid tends to be self-limited, and effective treatment is often affected with systemic glucocorticosteroids.