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Commentary: Subepidermal Bullous Skin Diseases
In this second of a two-part issue, Bullous Disease, we address those diseases associated with subepidermal blistering.
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Jasna Lipozenčić,
Branka Marinović
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Bullous pemphigoid: From the clinic to the bench
Abstract: Bullous pemphigoid (BP) constitutes the most frequent autoimmune subepidermal blistering disease. It is associated with autoantibodies directed against the BP antigens 180 (BP180, BPAG2) and...
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Giovanni Di Zenzo,
Rocco della Torre,
Giovanna Zambruno,
Luca Borradori
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3-16
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Autoimmune bullous diseases associations
Abstract: The presence of one autoimmune disorder helps lead to the discovery of other autoimmune conditions. It is thought that diseases in which autoimmunity is a feature tend to be associated toget...
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Suzana Ljubojevic,
Jasna Lipozenčić
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17-33
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Ocular and oral mucous membrane pemphigoid (cicatricial pemphigoid)
Abstract: Mucous membrane pemphigoid, a heterogeneous group of autoimmune blistering diseases, affects primarily the mucous membranes. Although oral and ocular mucosae can both be affected in a given ...
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Lawrence S. Chan
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34-37
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Linear immunoglobulin A bullous dermatosis
Abstract: Linear immunoglobulin A (IgA) bullous dermatosis, also known as linear IgA disease, is an autoimmune mucocutaneous disorder characterized by subepithelial bullae, with IgA autoantibodies dir...
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Giulio Fortuna,
M. Peter Marinkovich
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38-50
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Pemphigoid gestationis
Abstract: Pemphigoid gestationis is a rare autoimmune subepidermal bullous dermatosis that occurs during pregnancy and postpartum. Diagnosis is made on the basis of the presence of a subepidermal vesi...
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Jasna Lipozenčić,
Suzana Ljubojevic,
Zrinka Bukvić-Mokos
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51-55
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Dermatitis herpetiformis
Abstract: Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is a chronic, polymorphic, pruritic skin disease that develops mostly in patients with latent gluten-sensitive enteropathy. DH patients usually present with ski...
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Sarolta Kárpáti
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56-59
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Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita
Abstract: Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) is a rare, acquired, chronic subepidermal bullous disease of the skin and mucosa characterized by autoantibodies to type VII collagen (C7) structures, a...
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Rishu Gupta,
David T. Woodley,
Mei Chen
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60-69
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Inherited epidermolysis bullosa: New diagnostic criteria and classification
Abstract: Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a group of inherited, mechanobullous disorders caused by mutations in various structural proteins in the skin. There have been several advances in the classific...
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Lizbeth R.A. Intong,
Dédée F. Murrell
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70-77
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Immunosuppressive therapy for autoimmune bullous diseases
Abstract: Adjuvant immunosuppressive drugs are widely used to minimize corticosteroid-related adverse effects in the short-term and long-term management of cautoimmune bullous diseases. In bullous pem...
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Michael Meurer
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Current therapy of the pemphigus group
Abstract: Treatment of pemphigus patients is still challenging and, in some cases, conventional therapy with systemic corticosteroids in combination with adjuvant corticosteroid-sparing immunosuppress...
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Michael Kasperkiewicz,
Enno Schmidt,
Detlef Zillikens
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Treatment of subepidermal immunobullous diseases
Abstract: The subepidermal immunobullous diseases are a group of autoimmune blistering disorders of the skin and mucous membranes that share the common features of autoantibody deposition and blister ...
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Donna A. Culton,
Luis A. Diaz
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Quality of life in patients with bullous dermatoses
Abstract: Genetic and acquired bullous dermatoses can severely affect multiple domains of a patient's quality of life (QOL). Integrating formal evaluation of QOL into the clinical evaluation of patien...
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Deshan F. Sebaratnam,
James R. McMillan,
Victoria P. Werth,
Dédée F. Murrell
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Severity score indexes for blistering diseases
Abstract: Scoring systems are used to assess the severity of a disease and the response to treatment. The main severity scoring indexes are the Autoimmune Bullous Skin Disorder Intensity Score (ABSIS)...
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Benjamin S. Daniel,
Michael Hertl,
Victoria P. Werth,
Rüdiger Eming,
Dédée F. Murrell
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108-113
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Autoimmune bullous diseases in childhood
Abstract: Autoimmune blistering disorders are a heterogeneous group of diseases that result from autoantibodies generated against target antigens found in the skin and mucous membranes. This process l...
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Freda Sansaricq,
Sarah L. Stein,
Vesna Petronic-Rosic
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114-127
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| Contemporary Dermatology |
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Jan Mikulicz-Radecki (1850-1905): His impact on modern medicine
Abstract: Jan Mikulicz-Radecki (1850-1905) was the cofounder of modern surgery, aseptic techniques, and the inventor of gastroscopy, but his professional accomplishments go far beyond the field of sur...
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Andrzej Grzybowski,
Jarosław Sak
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An adventure in dermatology: A personal history
Abstract: This adventure in dermatology took place between 1960 and 1962. An immigration ruling forced Dr Bernard Gordon, a Canadian, to spend 2 years abroad before he could legally live and practice ...
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Bernard I. Gordon
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| Dermatologic Disquisitions and Other Essays |
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Effective communications using key messaging
Dermatologists have opportunities as communicators that are unique to our specialty. Consumers and patients have a never-ending hunger for information about their skin and how to keep it healthy and b...
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Patricia K. Farris
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