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PemphigoidAka: Subepidermal Blister
- See Also
- Definition
- IgG antibodies against basement membrane zone
- Subepidermal Blister
- Mnemonic: Pemphigoid ends in D for Deeper
- Contrast with the more Superficial Pemphigus
- Major Causes
- Bullous Pemphigoid (Primary Cutaneous Pemphigoid)
- Cicatricial Pemphigoid (Mucosal Pemphigoid)
- Pemphigoid Gestationis (Herpes Gestationis)
- Bullous condition in pregnant women
- Other Causes
Bullous pemphigoid (C0030805) | |
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| Definition (MSH) | A chronic and relatively benign subepidermal blistering disease usually of the elderly and without histopathologic acantholysis. |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| ICD9 | 694.5, 694.5 |
| MSH | D010391 |
| English | BP - Bullous pemphigoid, Bullous Pemphigoid, PEMPHIGOID, Pemphigoids |
| Spanish | penfigoide, penfigoide ampolloso |
| Parent Concepts | Skin Diseases, Bullous (C0085932), Autoimmune Diseases (C0004364), Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous (C0037275), Non-Neoplastic Skin Disorder (C1335042), Bullous pemphigoid (C0030805), Autoimmune skin disease (C0406632), Duplicate concept (C1274013) |
| Sources | CSP, DXP, ICD9CM, MSH, MTH, MTHICD9, NCI, NDFRT, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
