Autoimmune bullous diseases (AIBD) are chronic disorders associated with significant morbidity and even mortality, for which the 19 dermatologic departments in Austria apply standard modalities to provide state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment….
The exact epidemiology of autoimmune bullous disorders in Australia is unknown. This article describes the establishment of a registry and support group to serve patients with these disorders. The registry…
Chronic bullous disease of childhood (CBDC) is generally a self-limited disease of prepubescent children that resolves within months to years. However, as discussed in the previous issue of Dermatologic Clinics…
Pemphigus is a group of autoimmune blistering diseases characterized by blisters and erosive lesions on the skin and mucous membranes due to loss of cell and cell adhesion of keratinocytes….
Autoimmune bullous diseases are a group of diseases caused by autoantibodies against the dermoepidermal junction and desmosome, cleaving the skin and mucous membrane. The clinical forms and the prevalence seem…
Dermatovenereology in Croatia has a long tradition, with the first Department of Dermatovenereology having opened in Zagreb in 1894. The diagnosis of autoimmune bullous disease is based on clinical, histopathologic,…
Autoimmune blistering diseases (AIBD) are relatively uncommon all over the world. Therefore most physicians and even dermatologists are generally unfamiliar with their diagnosis and treatment. In Spain there are very…
In Germany, more than 2000 new patients per year have been calculated to be diagnosed with autoimmune blistering diseases. In a recent survey, the most frequently applied treatment regimens for…
Limited data are available on the epidemiology of autoimmune bullous diseases in France and in Western Europe. Bullous pemphigoid represents the most common autoimmune bullous disease. The management of autoimmune…
The International Pemphigus Pemphigoid Foundation (IPFF) was founded in 1997. The IPPF lists more than 4500 members. The IPPF provides peer health coaches to aid patients in the navigation of…
