Bullous pemphigoid (BP), which has no FDA-approved targeted therapies, leads to reddening of the skin and the formation of ...

Additional rituximab infusion at 6 months lowered pemphigus relapse rates, offering improved disease control in clinical ...

Pemphigus is a rare autoimmune disease that causes painful blisters on the skin and mucous membranes, including the mouth, ...

Pemphigus encompasses a heterogeneous group of autoimmune blistering diseases, which affect both mucous membranes and the skin. The disease usually runs a chronic-relapsing course, with a potentially ...

Two men aged 21 and 36 years (patients A and B, respectively) with no known comorbidities and no history of smoking were referred to our hospital for evaluation. Both worked in a factory that produced ...

1 Department of Oral Mucosa, Qingdao Stomatological Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Qingdao, China 2 Department of Oral Medicine, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, ...

Pemphigus vulgaris is a chronic blistering disease. Clinically it is characterized by painful intra-epidermal bullae and superficial vesicles involving both the skin and mucosal areas. The ...

Issues to be addressed when evaluating a patient for pemphigus include the age of onset, previous clinical symtoms, initial presentation, presence of mucous membrane symptoms and the presence of ...

Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD Ridges in nails can develop due to a current or past illness or injury. A healthy ...