Open AccessRisk of venous thromboembolism in patients with bullous pemphigoid: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Patompong Ungprasert,
Karn Wijarnpreecha,
Charat Thongprayoon
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 0973-3922
pISSN - 0378-6323
DOI - 10.4103/ijdvl.ijdvl_827_16
Subject(s) - medicine , bullous pemphigoid , confidence interval , meta analysis , odds ratio , pemphigoid , hazard ratio , study heterogeneity , cohort study , relative risk , retrospective cohort study , immunology , antibody
Increased risk of venous thromboembolism is observed in several autoimmune inflammatory disorders. However, data on bullous pemphigoid, one of the most common autoimmune blistering disorders, is limited. This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to summarize all available evidence.