Pemphigoid
Appearance
Pemphigoid is a autoimmune blistering skin disease.
There are three types: Gestational pemphigoid or Pemphigoid gestationis (PG) (formerly called Herpes gestationis); Bullous pemphigoid (BP); and Mucous membrane pemphigoid or Cicatricial pemphigoid (CP). They are considered connective tissue autoimmune skin diseases. Bullous and Cicatricial pemphigoids usually affect persons who are above age 601,2. Gestational pemphigoid occurs during pregnancy3, typically in the second or third trimester, and/or immediately following pregnancy.
1eMedicine: Cicatricial Pemphigoid
2eMedicine: Bullous Pemphigoid
3eMedicine: Pemphigoid Gestationis
See also
- Bullous pemphigoid
- Cicatricial or Mucous membrane pemphigoid
- Gestational pemphigoid or Pemphigoid gestationis
- Pemphigus