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The bullae are formed by an immune reaction, initiated by the formation of IgG [citation needed] autoantibodies targeting dystonin, also called bullous pemphigoid antigen 1, [6] and/or type XVII collagen, also called bullous pemphigoid antigen 2, [7] which is a component of hemidesmosomes. A different form of dystonin is associated with ...
Paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) is an autoimmune disorder stemming from an underlying tumor.It is hypothesized that antigens associated with the tumor trigger an immune response resulting in blistering of the skin and mucous membranes.
Gestational pemphigoid: IgG1: NC16A terminal of BPAG2 BPAG1: 180 230 Cicatricial pemphigoid: C-terminal of BPAG2: 180 Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid: Integrin beta-4 subunit: 200 Antiepiligrin cicatricial pemphigoid [nb 1] Laminin 5 (Epiligrin, Laminin 332) Linear IgA bullous dermatosis: LAD1 portion of BPAG2 Collagen type VII: 97 290/145 ...
Intraorally, it resembles the more common diseases lichen planus and mucous membrane pemphigoid. [13] Definitive diagnosis requires examination of a skin or mucous membrane biopsy by a dermatopathologist or oral pathologist. The skin biopsy is taken from the edge of a blister, prepared for histopathology and examined with a microscope.
A vesiculobullous disease is a type of mucocutaneous disease characterized by vesicles and bullae (i.e. blisters).Both vesicles and bullae are fluid-filled lesions, and they are distinguished by size (vesicles being less than 5–10 mm and bulla being larger than 5–10 mm, depending upon which definition is used).
Pemphigoid is a group of rare autoimmune blistering diseases of the skin and mucous membranes.As its name indicates, pemphigoid is similar in general appearance to pemphigus, [1] however unlike pemphigus, pemphigoid does not feature acantholysis, a loss of connections between skin cells.
Mucous membrane pemphigoid is a rare chronic autoimmune subepithelial blistering disease characterized by erosive lesions of the mucous membranes and skin. [3] It is one of the pemphigoid diseases that can result in scarring.
Adult linear IgA disease is an acquired, autoimmune blistering disease that may present with a clinical pattern of vesicles indistinguishable from dermatitis herpetiformis, or with vesicles and bullae in a bullous pemphigoid-like appearance. [2] This disease can often be difficult to treat even with usually effective medications such as ...