Pronounced “BULL-us PEM-fih-goyd” (with bullous being the medical term for a large blister), Bullous Pemphigoid is a rare, autoimmune, chronic skin disorder that causes large, fluid-filled blisters.

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a condition that affects the skin with an autoimmune etiology. It is often seen in those over the age of 80 and the prevalence is even higher in elderly people with ...

A 55-year-old man presents to the clinic with multiple tense bullae diffusely involving his trunk and extremities that overlie urticarial plaques. The patient states that for the past 4 weeks, his ...

The age of onset is typically between 60–80 years (Fitzpatrick et al., 2008). The risk for the disease increases 300 fold for patients 90 years of age or older compared to risk for patients 60 years ...

Bullous pemphigoid, an immune-mediated condition characterized by large, fluid-filled blisters on the skin, is a rare but serious complication of cancer therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers identified three different clusters of bullous pemphigoid, the most common autoimmune blistering ...

The two classic forms of impetigo are bullous and nonbullous. Bullous impetigo is sometimes considered a localized form of SSSS. Although found in groups of all ages, impetigo is most commonly seen in ...

More patients treated with dupilumab experienced sustained disease remission and itch reduction at week 36 compared with those who received placebo. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...

Approval in moderate-to-severe patients was based on pivotal trial results showing over four times more Dupixent patients experienced sustained ...

THERE is no mention in the dermatologic literature of the occurrence of vesicles or bullae (Fig. 1) secondary to fractures, and localized to the site of injury. The fracture blister may be noted ...