Old Age Pemphigus

Essential
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Words

• Benign Pemphigus
• Old Age Pemphigus
• Parapemphigus
• Pemphigoid
• Senile Dermatitis Herpetiformis

Disorder Subdivisions

• None

General Conversation
Bullous Pemphigoid is a rare, autoimmune, chronic skin disorder characterized by blistering. This condition takes place most often in elderly individuals. Generalized blistering happens in as well as under the upper layers of the skin and also normally subsides spontaneously within several months or years. Nevertheless, signs and symptoms could recur. In some uncommon instances of Bullous Pemphigoid, problems such as pneumonia might develop.