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    Bullous pemphigoid (a type of pemphigoid) is an autoimmune pruritic skin disease that typically occurs in people aged over 60, that may involve the formation...
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    gestationis Bullous pemphigoid (BP) Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP); also called cicatricial pemphigoid Bullous and mucous membrane pemphigoid usually affect...
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  • present in pemphigus and mucous membrane pemphigoid, but not in bullous pemphigoid. In mucous membrane pemphigoid, the autoimmune reaction occurs in the...
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    indistinguishable from dermatitis herpetiformis, or with vesicles and bullae in a bullous pemphigoid-like appearance. This disease can often be difficult to treat even...
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    Gestational pemphigoid (GP) is a rare autoimmune variant of the skin disease bullous pemphigoid, and first appears in pregnancy. It presents with tense...
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    Dystonin (DST), also known as bullous pemphigoid antigen 1 (BPAG1), isoforms 1/2/3/4/5/8, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DST gene. This...
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    impetigo Impetigo on the back of the neck A severe case of facial impetigo Bullous impetigo, mainly seen in children younger than two years, involves painless...
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    bites and other blistering conditions such as bullous pemphigoid, linear IgA bullous dermatosis, and bullous systemic lupus erythematosus. The diagnosis...
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    keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris. It is absent in bullous pemphigoid, making it useful for differential diagnosis. This histological feature...
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    Luca; Amber, Kyle T. (2022-07-07). "Insights Into the Pathogenesis of Bullous Pemphigoid: The Role of Complement-Independent Mechanisms". Frontiers in Immunology...
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