Treatment strategies in mucous membrane pemphigoid
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Treatment strategies in mucous membrane pemphigoid
Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) is an autoimmune blistering disorder that is characterized by subepithelial bullae. Various basement membrane zone components have been identified as targets of autoantibodies in MMP. Considerable variability exists in the clinical presentation of MMP. Mucous membranes that may be involved include the oral cavity, conjunctiva, nasopharynx, larynx, esophagus, gen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1178-203X
DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s1140