CICATRICIAL PEMPHIGOID

Course overview

CICATRICIAL PEMPHIGOID IS A RARE, CHRONIC AUTOIMMUNE BLISTERING DISORDER WHICH CAN PRODUCE SCARRING. IT CAN AFFECT THE SKIN, THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES, OR BOTH. WHEN ONLY MUCOUS MEMBRANES ARE INVOLVED, THE DISEASE IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS MUCOUS MEMBRANE PEMPHIGOID. WHEN ONLY THE OCULAR MEMBRANES ARE INVOLVED, IT MAY BE REFERRED TO AS OCULAR PEMPHIGOID. RISK OF SCARRING DEPENDS ON THE LOCATION OF DISEASE ACTIVITY. INITIAL DIAGNOSIS CAN BE A CHALLENGE. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF CICATRICIAL PEMPHIGOID AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF AFFECTED PATIENTS.