Oral mucous membrane pemphigoid - Two case reports with varied clinical presentation

Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) is a heterogeneous group of autoimmune chronic inflammatory, subepithelial blistering disorder, predominantly involving the mucous membranes. It has a female predilection and commonly occurring after the fifth decade of life. The oral mucosa is affected in more than...

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Main Authors: Sreedevi Dharman (Author), Arvind Muthukrishnan (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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