Bullous pemphigoid and neurological disease: statistics from a dermatology service

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune, acquired, cutaneous disease caused by the production of autoantibodies against hemidesmosomes' components in the basement membrane. The estimated incidence in Europe ranges from 7 to 43 cases per million inhabitants per year. Several studies have report...

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Main Authors: Monica Jidid Mateus Tarazona, Amanda Nascimento Cavalleiro de Macedo Mota, Alexandre Carlos Gripp, Natasha Unterstell, Aline Lopes Bressan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2015-04-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962015000200280&tlng=en