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 reported an association between BP and neurological disorders (ND). Our cohort of Bullous pemphigoid and ND is the first in Brazil and showed a significantly high prevalence of neurological and/or psychiatric diseases, especially cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and dementia, in agreement with the prevalence reported in several studies published in the medical literature in recent years.

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Main Authors: Tarazona,Monica Jidid Mateus, Mota,Amanda Nascimento Cavalleiro de Macedo, Gripp,Alexandre Carlos, Unterstell,Natasha, Bressan,Aline Lopes
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2015
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962015000200280
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