/mucous membrane pemphigoid

mucous membrane pemphigoid

Rare Disease

MONDO:0018746

Also Known As

Mucosynechial pemphigoidbenign mucous Membrane pemphigoidcicatricial pemphigoidmucosal pemphigoidbenign mucosal pemphigoidbenign mucous membrane pemphigoidbenign mucous membrane pemphigoid with ocular involvementcicatricial pemphigoid with ocular involvementocular pemphigoidocular pemphigus

Definition

Mucous membrane pemphigoid is a bullous dermatosis characterized clinically by blistering of the mucous membranes followed by scarring, and immunologically by IgG, IgA and/or C3 deposits on the epidermal basement membrane.