Bullous pemphigoid 2730682 213220134 2008-05-18T10:24:10Z 79.10.112.20 {{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]]