We read with interest the study by Koga H et al1 and we believe that in light of recent observations including our data (Table 1) the “desmoglein compensation theory” as a explanation for localization of blisters should be revisited 2,3,4.…
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune blistering skin disease. Autoantibodies to BP180 and BP230 can be detected by indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) on different substrates (oesophagus, salt-split-skin, BP180-antigen dots, BP230-transfected cells) and ELISA. Here, we compared test characteristics of these test…
Abstract BACKGROUND: Systematic reviews and meta-analysis are essential tools to accurately and reliably summarize evidence, and can be used as a starting point for developing practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of patients. AIM: To estimate the diagnostic accuracy…
by Sarah Brenner, MD, Jacob Mashiah, MD, Einat Tamir, MD, Ilan Goldberg, MD and Yonit Wohl, MD, Department of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel Pemphigus is generally considered to stem…
by Edward Tenner, M.D. INTRODUCTION The autoimmune bullous skin diseases, pemphigus (with major subsets pemphigus vulgaris, pemphigus foliaceus and paraneoplastic pemphigus) and the more common bullous pemphigoid (with variant disease phenotypes of cicatricial pemphigoid and gestational pemphigoid) each may have…
By Robert Jordon, M.D.Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology,University of TexasHouston, Texas Historical Perspective The term pemphigus was most likely in use in the ancient world, but the first recorded instance was by Hippocrates (460-370 BC) who described pemphigoid fever…
By Professor Martin M Black, MD Pemphigus and its variants are rare autoimmune disorders characterized by loss of cell to cell cohesion between keratinocytes leading to intra-epidermal blistering. In all types of pemphigus, antibodies are directed against antigens in the…
by Dr. Joyce Rico Cicatricial pemphigoid is an autoimmune blistering disease that predominately effects mucous membranes, including the mouth and throat, eyes, and genitalia. Patients with skin involvement present with tense blisters or erosion, often on the head and neck,…
by Thierry Olivry, DrVet, PhD, DipACVD, DipECVD, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of…
By Grant J. Anhalt, M.D. Johns Hopkins Dermatology I will attempt to clarify what we know about the antibody response in various forms of pemphigus and how the distribution of the targeted antigens affects the location of lesions. The synthesis…
