Bullous pemphigoid
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2008-05-18T10:24:10Z
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{{DiseaseDisorder infobox |
Name = Bullous pemphigoid |
ICD10 = {{ICD10|L|12|0|l|10}} |
ICD9 = {{ICD9|694.5}} |
}}
'''Bullous pemphigoid''', also referred to as '''BP''', is a chronic [[autoimmune disorder|autoimmune]] [[skin disease]], involving the formation of [[blisters]] below the surface of the skin and antibodies against the type XVII collagen component of [[hemidesmosomes]]. It can also (albeit only rarely) involve the [[mucous membrane]]s, and has been shown to afflict [[dog]]s, [[cat]]s, [[pig]]s, and [[horse]]s, as well as humans.
==See also==
* [[Pemphigoid]]
* Cicatricial or [[Mucous membrane pemphigoid]]
* [[Gestational pemphigoid]]
* [[Pemphigus]]
== External links==
*[http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/bullous_pemphigoid.html American Osteopathic College of Dermatology]
*{{DermNet|immune/pemphigoid}}
*[http://www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/b/bullouspemphigoid.htm Penn State College of Medicine]
*[http://www.antibodypatterns.com/index.php/ Skin antibodies (pemphigoid)- look under the heading "Other diseases"]
{{dermatology-stub}}
{{Vesiculobullous disease}}
{{Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue}}
[[Category:Autoimmune diseases]]
[[Category:Skin diseases]]
[[Category:Dermatology]]
[[Category:Autoimmune_diseases]]
[[Category:Skin_diseases]]
[[he:בולוס פמפיגואיד]]
[[it:Pemfigoide bolloso]]
[[nl:Parapemphigus]]