Cicatricial pemphigoid presenting with unusual palmar involvement, successfully treated with a combination of nicotinamide and tetracycline.

Cicatricial pemphigoid presenting with unusual palmar involvement, successfully treated with a combination of nicotinamide and tetracycline.

Cicatricial pemphigoid is a rare subepidermal blistering disease, mainly of elderly women, that primarily involves mucous membranes. Oral, ocular or genital mucous membranes are most frequently involved and skin involvement is less frequent. We report a case of cicatricial pemphigoid with extensive...

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Үндсэн зохиолчид: Mallon, E, Wojnarowska, F
Формат: Journal article
Хэл сонгох:English
Хэвлэсэн: 1994
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Тойм:Cicatricial pemphigoid is a rare subepidermal blistering disease, mainly of elderly women, that primarily involves mucous membranes. Oral, ocular or genital mucous membranes are most frequently involved and skin involvement is less frequent. We report a case of cicatricial pemphigoid with extensive cutaneous involvement, including unusual bilateral palmar involvement. Clinical improvement has been achieved with a combination of topical steroids, oral nicotinamide and tetracycline.

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