Clinical presentation and diagnostic delay in bullous pemphigoid: a prospective nationwide cohort

Della Torre, Rocco; Combescure, Christophe; Cortes Sanchez, Begonia; Marazza, G; Beltraminelli, H.; Naldi, L; Borradori, Luca

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.11108.x

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English

Clinical presentation and diagnostic delay in bullous pemphigoid: a prospective nationwide cohort

ContributorsDella Torre, Rocco; Combescure, Christophe

; Cortes Sanchez, Begonia; Marazza, G; Beltraminelli, H.; Naldi, L; Borradori, Luca

Published inBritish journal of dermatology, vol. 167, no. 5, p. 1111-1117

Publication date2012

Abstract

Prospective systematic analyses of the clinical presentation of bullous pemphigoid (BP) are lacking. Little is known about the time required for its diagnosis. Knowledge of the disease spectrum is important for diagnosis, management and inclusion of patients in therapeutic trials.

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Cohort Studies
Delayed Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pemphigoid, Bullous/diagnosis
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Switzerland
Time Factors
Young Adult

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département des neurosciences cliniques

Research groups

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation - Characterization of the interaction of plectin and other spectraplakin family members with intermediate filament proteins and its regulation [121966]
Swiss National Science Foundation - 31003A-09811

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DELLA TORRE, Rocco et al. Clinical presentation and diagnostic delay in bullous pemphigoid: a prospective nationwide cohort. In: British journal of dermatology, 2012, vol. 167, n° 5, p. 1111–1117. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.11108.x

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PID : unige:29060
DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.11108.x
PMID : 22709136

Journal ISSN0007-0963

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Clinical presentation and diagnostic delay in bullous pemphigoid: a prospective nationwide cohort

Prospective systematic analyses of the clinical presentation of bullous pemphigoid (BP) are lacking. Little is known about the time required for its diagnosis. Knowledge of the disease spectrum is important for diagnosis, management and inclusion of patients in therapeutic trials.

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