INTRODUCTION: Bullous pemphigoid (BP) and prurigo nodularis (PN) are chronic pruritic skin diseases that severely impact patients' quality of life. Despite the widespread attention these two diseases have garnered within the dermatological field, the...
The correlation between IgE anti-BP180 NC16A autoantibody and disease activity of bullous pemphigoid (BP) remains disputable. To determine the levels of IgE anti-BP180 NC16A autoantibody and its clinical significance in untreated BP patients. IgG and...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
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A 76-year-old man presented with many bullous lesions and erythema over his whole body in August 2014. Blood examination showed an elevation of the anti-BP180 antibody (658 U/mL) and a biopsied specimen of the skin lesions showed subepidermal bulla. ...