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==Bullous pemphigoid==
==Bullous pemphigoid==
===Epidemiology===
===General===
*Less serious the ''pemphigus vulgaris''.
 
Epidemiology:
*Old people (60-80 year olds).
*Old people (60-80 year olds).
Clinical
*Extreme pruritis.
Etiology:
*Antibodies to BPAG2.
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref name=Ref_PBoD8_1195>{{Ref PBoD8|1195}}</ref>
*Subepidermal blisters.
*+/-Lymphocytes.
*+/-Eosinophils.
*+/-Neutrophils.
Notes:
*Epidermis not affect, i.e. non-acantholytic.
*Linear Ig deposits along basement membrane.


==Pemphigus vulgaris==
==Pemphigus vulgaris==
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