Abstract:Pemphigoid is a group of bullous diseases that have a diversified morphologic presentation and affects skin, oral mucosa and other mucosal membranes alone or in combination. In the literature, the condition has been subclassified into bullous pemphigoid and cicatricial pemphigoid (Mucous membrane pemphigoid) on the basis of primary organ of involvement.Oral pemphigoid, defined as cicatricial pemphigoid limited to the oral cavity, is a clinical subset of cicatricial pemphigoid. Like cicatricial pemphigoid, it o… Show more
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