Gliptin-associated Bullous Pemphigoid and the Expression of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4/CD26 in Bullous Pemphigoid

• Main Authors: Outi Lindgren (Author), Outi Varpuluoma (Author), Jussi Tuusa (Author), Jorma Ilonen (Author), Laura Huilaja (Author), Nina Kokkonen (Author), Kaisa Tasanen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4i or gliptins) increase the risk of developing bullous pemphigoid (BP). To clarify, whether gliptin-associated BP has special features, we analyzed the clinical, histopathological and immunological features of 27 BP patients, 10 of which previously used glipti...