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Bullous pemphigoid evolving into cicatricial pemphigoid?

C C Banfield1, E Papadavid, P Frith

  • 1Department of Dermatology, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK.

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
|January 1, 1997
PubMed
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Bullous pemphigoid and cicatricial pemphigoid may represent a single disease spectrum, challenging clinical diagnosis. Falling autoantibody titers accompanied mucosal scarring in three patients.

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Area of Science:

  • Immunodermatology
  • Autoimmune Blistering Diseases

Background:

  • Bullous pemphigoid (BP) and cicatricial pemphigoid (CP) are autoimmune blistering diseases.
  • Distinguishing between BP and CP can be clinically challenging.
  • Both conditions share common target antigens and the DQ7 human leukocyte antigen allele.

Observation:

  • Three patients initially diagnosed with BP based on clinical and immunological findings later exhibited characteristics of CP.
  • These patients developed mucosal scarring.
  • A decrease in autoantibody titers was observed in conjunction with mucosal scarring.

Findings:

  • The clinical course suggests a potential overlap or spectrum between BP and CP.
  • Autoantibody titers may decrease as the disease progresses towards cicatricial manifestations.

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  • Shared immunogenetic factors (antigens, DQ7 allele) support a unified disease concept.

    • Implications:

    • These cases highlight diagnostic challenges in autoimmune blistering diseases.
    • The findings support the hypothesis that BP and CP are part of a single disease spectrum.
    • Further research is needed to identify factors determining disease phenotype expression.