Bullous pemphigoid

Pemphigus is an autoimmune disorder. If you have it, your immune system attacks healthy cells in your skin and mouth, causing blisters and sores. No one knows the cause. Pemphigus does not spread from person to person. It does not appear to be inherited. But some people's genes put them more at risk for pemphigus.Pemphigoid is also an autoimmune skin disease. It leads to deep blisters that do not break easily. Pemphigoid is most common in older adults and may be fatal for older, sick patients.Doctors diagnose pemphigus with a physical exam, a biopsy, and blood tests. The treatment of pemphigus and pemphigoid is the same: one or more medicines to control symptoms. These may includeSteroids, which reduce inflammationDrugs that suppress the immune system responseAntibiotics to treat associated infectionsNIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Disease Alternative Name

pemphigus

pemphigoid

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Dr. P.kishore Kumar

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DRUG INDUCED VASCULITIS...

55 years woman with idiopathic nonischemic heart failure presented with a rapidly progressive generalized bullous erupt...See More

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Dr. P.kishore Kumar

Top Dermatologist of August

It's case of DRUG -INDUCED VASCULITIS.. Hydralazine is a known cause of ANCA-positive drug-induced vasculitis (DIV) that typically presents with pulmonary, renal, or skin involvement. Other known drugs that can cause vasculitis are propylth...

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Dr. Bhimjibhai Aghara

Family Medicine

Which of the following lesions is associated with HIV infection? (1) Hairy leukoplakia (2 Erythroplakia (3) Oral lichen planus (4) Bullous pemphigoid

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Dr. Bhimjibhai Aghara

Family Medicine

(1) Hairy leukoplakia is the correct answer

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Dr. Ram Mohan

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57 year old male, has schizophrenia, htn, recently diagnosed with diabetes, osteoarthritis, anxiety, hx of smoking, does...See More

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Dr. Manu Saksena

Dermatology

What are the latest treatment options in a case of bullous pemphigoid in a 70 yr old male with diabetes controlled on basal and bolus insulin . Areas affected are only palms and soles. Typical bullous fluid filled bliisters.

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