Pemphigoid diseases are a group of well defined autoimmune disorders that are
characterised by autoantibodies against structural proteins of the dermal–epidermal junction …

Autoimmune subepidermal blistering diseases of the skin and mucosae constitute a large
group of sometimes devastating diseases, encompassing bullous pemphigoid, gestational …

Background: Only limited epidemiologic data are available on autoimmune bullous
diseases. Improved diagnostic tools should have led to an increased incidence. To test this …

Autoimmune skin blistering diseases (AIBD) are characterized by autoantibodies that are
directed against structural proteins in the skin and adjacent mucous membranes. Some …

Objective To investigate the possible correlation of levels of circulating anti-BP180
autoantibodies with disease activity in bullous pemphigoid (BP). Design Diagnostic study …

Antibodies of IgG4 subclass are exceptional players of the immune system, as they are
considered to be immunologically inert and functionally monovalent, and as such may be …

The diagnostic gold standard of autoimmune bullous diseases is the detection of
autoantibodies in skin or mucous membranes by direct immunofluorescence microscopy of …

Lichen planus pemphigoides (LPP) is a very rare autoimmune sub-epidermal blistering
disease associated with lichenoid skin changes. Initially thought to be a mere variant of …

• Introduction• Pemphigus diseases‐Pemphigus vulgaris‐Pemphigus foliaceus• Pemphigus
variants‐Pemphigus herpetiformis‐Pemphigus erythematosus‐Drug‐induced pemphigus …

Autoimmune bullous diseases are a group of chronic inflammatory disorders caused by
autoantibodies targeted against structural proteins of the desmosomal and …