ALLMedicine™ Bullous Pemphigoid Center

Dec 2nd, 2021 - A biopsy was performed and sent for immunofluorescence; the results were negative. This, along with the patient’s history of diabetes, led us to the diagnosis of bullosis diabeticorum (BD).

Dec 1st, 2021 - Direct immunofluorescence (DIF) is the go-to diagnostic test when evaluating vesiculobullous eruptions, connective tissue disease, and vasculitis. This specialized test allows visualization of autoantibodies and their reaction products in the epid.

Dec 1st, 2021 - Bullous pemphigoid is generally caused by immunoglobulin (Ig)G autoantibodies against hemidesmosomal BP180 and/or BP230. Recently, the concept of IgM pemphigoid has been proposed. A 23-year-old Japanese woman presented with a 4-month history of se...

Nov 23rd, 2021 - Unfolding the worldwide incidence of bullous pemphigoid: what are we missing?|2021|Aoki V,Miyamoto D,|

Nov 23rd, 2021 - Although relatively uncommon, autoimmune bullous diseases carry the risk of increased mortality and can significantly impact quality of life. This group of diseases is broad and encompasses subepidermal conditions like bullous pemphigoid, cicatric...

Oct 20th, 2021 - The primary objective of the study is to demonstrate that dupilumab is superior to placebo in achieving sustained remission off oral corticosteroids (OCS) in patients with bullous pemphigoid (BP). The secondary objectives of the study are: To eval...

Nov 24th, 2020 - All members of French study Group on Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases and French group of Onco-dermatology were asked to report cases of bullous pemphigoid induced by antiPD-1/PDL-1 therapy from 2014 to 2019. In this retrospective, observational c...

Jul 10th, 2020 - The investigators will recruit 16 patients with bullous pemphigoid 18 years of age and older with confirmed diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid on biopsy (both H&E and Direct Immunofluorescence (DIF) +/- IIF and ELISA) At the initial screening visit, ...

Jun 26th, 2020 - The disease severity instruments for pemphigus and BP, the Pemphigus Disease Area Index (PDAI) and the Bullous Pemphigoid Disease Area Index (BPDAI), respectively, have the potential to capture changes in all grades of disease activity, including ...

Jan 7th, 2019 - Whereas pruritus is a major symptom in bullous pemphigoid, its characteristics and its impact on quality of life have been little studied. The objective of this study is to learn more about pruritus characteristics of patients with bullous pemphig...

Dec 2nd, 2021 - A biopsy was performed and sent for immunofluorescence; the results were negative. This, along with the patient’s history of diabetes, led us to the diagnosis of bullosis diabeticorum (BD).

Dec 1st, 2021 - Direct immunofluorescence (DIF) is the go-to diagnostic test when evaluating vesiculobullous eruptions, connective tissue disease, and vasculitis. This specialized test allows visualization of autoantibodies and their reaction products in the epid.

Jul 26th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines may trigger subepidermal blistering eruptions, particularly bullous pemphigoid and most often in older adults, U.S. clinicians report. However, "given the risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection, the rari...

May 5th, 2021 - Women had about a twofold higher risk than men of developing dermatologic adverse events while taking immune checkpoint inhibitors for metastatic melanoma in a review of 235 patients at Dana Farber Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Overall, 62...

Sep 8th, 2020 - The Diagnosis: Lichen Planus Pemphigoides A skin biopsy from the right thigh demonstrated subepidermal blisters containing neutrophils (Figure 1). Direct immunofluorescence revealed linear basement membrane zone staining with C3 and trace staining.