Bullous pemphigoid associated with milia, increased serum IgE, autoantibodies against desmogleins, and refractory treatment in a young patient

• Main Authors: Shu Ding (Author), Qiancheng Deng (Author), Yaping Xiang (Author), Jing Chen (Author), Jinhua Huang (Author), Jianyun Lu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract: Bullous pemphigoid is a blistering autoimmune disease characterized by two hemidesmosomal proteins (anti-BP180 and 230). Pemphigus, by contrast, is characterized by two autoantibodies (anti-desmoglein 1 and 3). Coexistence of autoantibodies of bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus in a patient...