The autoimmune blistering disorders present with variable frequency in the oral cavity.
Recognition of their key clinical features at presentation is important, as there are many …

Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) is a systemic cicatrizing autoimmune disease that
primarily affects orificial mucous membranes, such as the conjunctiva, the nasal cavity, the …

Background Accepted 'standard practice'for the diagnosis of immunobullous disease is a
perilesional sample for direct immunofluorescence (DIF). Objectives To compare diagnostic …

Introduction Development of new antimicrobials with ever 'better'bacterial killing has long
been considered the appropriate response to the growing threat of antimicrobial-resistant …

Cicatrizing conjunctivitis constitutes a group of chronic local and systemic disorders that
cause conjunctival scarring. A systematic approach is required to sift through the clinical …

This review is in two sections. The first section summarises 35 conditions, both common and
infrequent, causing cicatrising conjunctivitis. Guidelines for making a diagnosis are given …

Autoimmune bullous diseases represent a heterogenous group of disorders caused by
autoantibodies against adhesion molecules; the location of the target protein determines the …

Purpose To assess whether a panel of serum pemphigoid autoantibody tests could be used
to confirm an immunopathologic diagnosis of mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) in …

Objective To evaluate the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients referred to a
tertiary care hospital cornea clinic for ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP) assessment …

Aims This study aimed to determine the incidence, clinical features and management of
cicatrising conjunctivitis in Australia and New Zealand, also enabling comparison with data …