Cicatricial pemphigoid (CP) is a chronic condition resulti...
Oral: pain, sensitivity, bleeding, mucosal lesions
Ocular: burning, dryness/tearing, itching, foreign body sensation, vision ch...
Primary goal of treatment in CP is to prevent progression to blindness, strictures, and airway obstruction.
Low-risk patients (oral mucosa ± skin involvement)
Topical corticosteroids (moderate...
Cancer screening for patients with anti–laminin-332 autoantibodies (1)
All patients should be seen by an ophthalmologist as early detection of ocular disease is h...
Buonavoglia A, Leone P, Dammacco R. Pemphigus and mucous membrane pemphigoid: an update from diagnosis to therapy. Autoimmun Rev. 2019;18(4):349–358.
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34250006 Benign mucous membrane pemphigoid (disorder)
76092003 Benign mucous membrane pemphigoid with ocular involvement
402441007 Oral involvement by mucou...
Patients diagnosed with CP require thorough skin exams, including oral, ocular, and genital mucous membranes.
Scarring is the clinical hallmark of disease although it may not be evident...
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