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Cicatricial pemphigoid (CP) is a systemic autoimmune inflammatory disease that primarily affects the part of the eye called the conjunctiva, a mucous membrane ... The name ocular cicatricial pemphigoid, or OCP, is commonly used today, but because of the additional systemic manifestations, CP or MMP is the preferred name.
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www.uveitissociety.org/pages/diseases/ocp.html
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The incidence of the HLA haplotype HLA-DQB1*0301 is increased in patients with ocular cicatricial pemphigoid. This HLA haplotype may be important in the presentation of specific epitopes on target antigens in the generation of an autoimmune response;
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/1062534-overview
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Overview: Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP) is one of the subsets of mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP), a group of systemic autoimmune diseases characterized by T-lymphocyte dysregulation, the production of circulating autoantibodies directed against a variety of adhesion molecules ... ... More on Cicatricial Pemphigoid...
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/1191261-overview
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Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid information including symptoms, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, treatment, causes, patient stories, videos, forums, prevention, and prognosis. ... Symptoms of Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid...
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Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid as a possible cause of Corneal ulceration, with analysis of Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid and tests to confirm diagnosis. Links to 12 other causes of Corneal ulceration. ... Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid: A rare chronic autoimmune eye condition that can result in blindness if not treated.
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www.wrongdiagnosis.com/symptoms/corneal_ulceration/causes-ocular-cicatricial-pemphigoid.htm
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Cicatricial pemphigoid is a chronic, bilateral, progressive scarring and shrinkage of the conjunctiva with opacification of the cornea. Early symptoms are hyperemia, discomfort, itching, ... Cicatricial Pemphigoid(Benign Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid; Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid; Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid)
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www.merck.com/mmpe/sec09/ch101/ch101b.html
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A US Department of Health and Human Service project providing information on genetic and rare diseases. A comprehensive body of resources on Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid ... For more information about Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid click on the boxes below:
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rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/Condition/8759/Ocular_ci...
rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/Condition/8759/Ocular_cicatricial_pemphigoid.aspx
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PURPOSE: To describe a case of chronic cicatrizing conjunctivitis in a patient with ocular cicatricial pemphigoid and Wegener granulomatosis. ... A conjunctival biopsy performed by us disclosed features of active Wegener granulomatosis and ocular cicatricial pemphigoid, which indicate lack of control of both diseases...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/11730661?queryText=ci...
www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/11730661?queryText=cicatricial%20pemphigoid
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Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid is a chronic scarring inflammation of the ocular mucosae that can lead to blindness. ... In this report, we describe five cases of ocular cicatricial pemphigoid that developed following an acute episode of severe ocular inflammatory injury secondary to Stevens-Johnson syndrome. The time lag...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/1880886?src=emed_ckb_...
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