Alopecia in Autoimmune Blistering Diseases: A Systematic Review of Pathogenesis and Clinical Features of Disease | Zendy

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Alopecia in Autoimmune Blistering Diseases: A Systematic Review of Pathogenesis and Clinical Features of Disease

Author(s) -

Danica Xie,

Aslı Bilgic-Temel,

Nada Abu Alrub,

Dédée F. Murrell

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

skin appendage disorders

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773

H-Index - 13

eISSN - 2296-9195

pISSN - 2296-9160

DOI - 10.1159/000496836

Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , epidermolysis bullosa acquisita , pemphigoid , pemphigus , autoantibody , disease , dermatitis herpetiformis , bullous pemphigoid , epidermolysis bullosa , autoimmune disease , clinical trial , immunology , pathology , antibody

Autoimmune blistering diseases (AIBD) are characterised by the body's production of autoantibodies against structural proteins in the epidermis and/or the basement membrane on cutaneous and mucosal surfaces. Alopecia is a complication of AIBD that has generally been overlooked in patients with severe blistering diseases because it is regarded as a cosmetic issue. Yet recent research into quality of life tools has found that stigmatisation by appearance plays a significant role in blistering diseases.

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