Pemphigoid (cicatricial pemphigoid, benign mucous membrane pemphigoid)

A chronic vesiculobullous autoimmune disorder that primarily affects the mucosa in older females; characterized by a subbasalar separation of epithelium from connective tissue; almost all cases have an oral involvement, with the gingiva being the most favored site.


A skin disease which is similar to pemphigus.


Any condition characterized by the appearance of bullae (blisters), often on reddish macules; treatment is by corticosteroids, but there may be spontaneous remission.


 


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