Definition of Pemphigoid. Meaning of Pemphigoid. Synonyms of Pemphigoid

- Pemphigoid is a group of rare autoimmune blistering diseases of the skin and mucous membranes. As its name indicates, pemphigoid is similar in general...
- Bullous pemphigoid (a type of pemphigoid) is an autoimmune pruritic skin disease that typically occurs in people aged over 60, that may involve the formation...
- Gestational pemphigoid (GP) is a rare autoimmune variant of the skin disease bullous pemphigoid, and first appears in pregnancy. It presents with tense...
- Mucous membrane pemphigoid is a rare chronic autoimmune subepithelial blistering disease characterized by erosive lesions of the mucous membranes and skin...
- resembles the more common diseases lichen pl**** and mucous membrane pemphigoid. Definitive diagnosis requires examination of a skin or mucous membrane...
- seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris. It is absent in bullous pemphigoid, making it useful for differential diagnosis. This histological feature...
- Pemphigoid nodularis is a cutaneous condition that is a variant of bullous pemphigoid that has skin lesions mimicking prurigo nodularis. The antibody...
- Vesicular pemphigoid is a cutaneous condition, a clinical variant of bullous pemphigoid, characterized by a dermatitis herpetiformis-like presentation...
- ****r childhood pemphigoid is a cutaneous condition, a childhood form of bullous pemphigoid, peculiar variant with involvement of the genital area and...
- for direct immunofluorescence to rule out pemphigoid gestationis. A common misdiagnosis is urticarial pemphigoid gestationis, hence it is needed to exclude...