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Case Reports
. 2011 Mar-Apr;86(2):355-8.
doi: 10.1590/s0365-05962011000200023.

Bullous pemphigoid in younger adults: three case reports

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Roberta Richter Zanella  1 , Tamar Alencar Xavier, Antônio José Tebcherani, Valéria Aoki, Ana Paula Galli Sanchez
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Case Reports

Bullous pemphigoid in younger adults: three case reports

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Roberta Richter Zanella et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2011 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune subepidermal bullous dermatosis more commonly observed in the elderly (over 70 years old). Autoantibodies are produced for specific antigens of the epidermal basement membrane zone: BP 180 and BP 230 (hemidesmosome proteins). We report three cases of bullous pemphigoid in adults younger than 50 years old, discussing the clinical characteristics of the disease in younger patients.

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