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Cicatricial pemphigoid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cicatricial pemphigoid is a rare chronic autoimmune subepithelial blistering disease characterized by errosive skin lesions of the mucous membranes and skin that results in scarring of at least some ...
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This term is an umbrella under which the following diseases can be grouped: mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP), bullous pemphigoid (BP), cicatricial pemphigoid (CP), ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP), herpes gestationis, linear IgA disease and some variants of epidermolysis bullosa among others.
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Interventions for mucous membrane pemphigoid and epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (rare autoimmune blistering diseases of the skin, eyes and mouth)
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Cicatricial pemphigoid. Authoritative facts about the skin from the New Zealand Dermatological Society. ... Cicatricial pemphigoid is an autoimmune disease that is characterised by blistering lesions on mucous membranes. It is also called benign mucous membrane pemphigoid.
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Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) is a chronic, subepithelial autoimmune disease, which predominantly involves mucosal surfaces and results in mucosal blistering, ulceration, and subsequent scarring. ... The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology...
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Benign mucous membrane pemphigoid is a rare autoimmune disorder affecting the upper aero-digestive tract and conjunctivae. ... This is a case presentation of benign mucous membrane pemphigoid affecting the oral mucosa, pharynx, oesophagus and larynx, leading to cicatricial lesions in the pharynx and larynx,
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Synonyms and related keywords: CP, benign mucous membrane pemphigoid, Brunsting-Perry disease, autoimmune blistering disease, bullous pemphigoid, BP, epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, BPAG1, bullous pemphigoid antigen 1, BPAG2, bullous pemphigoid antigen 2, mucous membrane pemphigoid;
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