Clinicoepidemiological Features of 82 Cases of Bullous Pemphigoid in Tehran, Iran

• Main Authors: Kamran Balighi, Maryam Daneshpazhooh, Hamidreza Mahmoudi, Maryam Nasimi, Alireza Delavari, Arghavan Azizpour
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-11-01
• Series: Acta Medica Iranica
• Subjects: Bullous pemphigoid; Immune bullous disease; Pemphigoid
• Online Access: https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/7123

Bullous Pemphigoid is a chronic immunobullous disease, characterized by subepidermal bulla on the skin and mucosa. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the clinicoepidemiological features of bullous pemphigoid in Iranian patients. In this retrospective descriptive study, we reviewed 82 bullous pemphigoid patients within 2014-2016. The mean age of the patients was 67.13 years (range between 25 and 97) including 32(39.1%) males and 50(60.9%) females. Mucosal involvement was positive in 33(40.2%) of the patients, and oral mucosa was most commonly involved. Head and neck area were involved in 43 (52.4%) of the patients. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of bullous pemphigoid are different in different regions of the world.