TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 57. Cicatricial Pemphigoid A1 - Yancey, Kim B. A2 - Goldsmith, Lowell A. A2 - Katz, Stephen I. A2 - Gilchrest, Barbara A. A2 - Paller, Amy S. A2 - Leffell, David J. A2 - Wolff, Klaus Y1 - 2012 N1 - T2 - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e AB - |PrintCicatricial Pemphigoid at a GlanceA chronic autoimmune subepithelial blistering disease characterized by erosive lesions of mucous membranes and skin that result in scarring.Lesions commonly involve the oral and ocular mucosae; other sites that may be involved include the nasopharyngeal, laryngeal, esophageal, genital, and rectal mucosae.A rare disorder, occurring in one person per million annually; females are affected 1.5–2.0 times as often as males.A progressive disorder that may result in serious complications (e.g., blindness, loss of the airway, esophageal stricture formation).Immunopathologic studies of perilesional mucosa and skin demonstrate in situ deposits of immunoreactants in epithelial basement membranes; circulating antibasement membrane autoantibodies are detected in sera of some but not all patients.A variety of different autoantigens are recognized by autoantibodies from patients, suggesting that cicatricial pemphigoid is not a single nosologic entity but rather a disease phenotype. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/24 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56038096 ER -