noun
- A chronic autoimmune blistering disease of the skin and mucous membranes, characterized by fluid-filled blisters and caused by antibodies attacking the basement membrane.
Usage: medical term; also called bullous pemphigoid
adjective
- Relating to or resembling pemphigoid; characterized by blister formation similar to that seen in pemphigoid.
Usage: medical/dermatological context
Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with pemphigoid after presenting with large, painful blisters on the skin.
- Pemphigoid typically affects older adults and can be triggered by certain medications.
- The dermatologist identified pemphigoid-like lesions on the patient's arms and legs.
- Treatment for pemphigoid often involves topical or systemic corticosteroids.
- Unlike pemphigus, pemphigoid blisters form beneath the epidermis.
- The pemphigoid condition improved significantly after the patient discontinued the offending drug.