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Penfigoide bolhoso

  • Descripción general
  • Teoría
  • Diagnóstico
  • Manejo
  • Seguimiento
  • Recursos
Última revisión: 18 Jul 2025
Última actualización: 11 Dec 2020

Resumen

Definición

Anamnesis y examen

Principales factores de diagnóstico

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • prurido
  • vesículas tensas em uma pele normal ou eritematosa
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Otros factores de diagnóstico

  • placas eritematosas ou urticariformes
  • lesões orais
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Factores de riesgo

  • idade entre 60 e 90 anos
  • alelo de classe II do complexo principal de histocompatibilidade (CPH) (DQB1*0301)
  • sexo masculino
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Pruebas diagnósticas

Primeras pruebas diagnósticas para solicitar

  • biópsia da pele para avaliação histopatológica com microscopia óptica
  • biópsia de pele para teste de imunofluorescência direta
  • teste da imunofluorescência indireta no soro
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Pruebas diagnósticas que deben considerarse

  • teste ensaio de imunoadsorção enzimática (ELISA)
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Pruebas emergentes

  • immunoblotting
  • imunoprecipitação
  • técnica de mapeamento de antígeno por sobreposição de fluorescência (FOAM)

Algoritmo de tratamiento

Agudo

lesões localizadas em crianças ou adultos

lesões disseminadas em adultos

lesões disseminadas em crianças

Colaboradores

Autores

Vesna Petronic-Rosic, MD, MSc, MBA

Professor and Chair

Department of Dermatology

Georgetown University

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Washington

DC

Divulgaciones

VPR declares that she has no competing interests.

Peer reviewers

Lawrence Parish, MD

Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology

Director

Jefferson Center for International Dermatology

Jefferson Medical College

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

PA

Disclosures

LP declares that he has no competing interests.

Timothy Patton, MD

Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Department of Dermatology

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

PA

Disclosures

TP declares that he has no competing interests.

References

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Key articles

Cotell S, Robinson ND, Chan LS. Autoimmune blistering skin diseases. Am J Emerg Med. 2000;18:288-299. Abstract

Kirtschig G, Middleton P, Bennett C, et al. Interventions for bullous pemphigoid. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010;(10):CD002292.Full text  Abstract

Kirtschig G, Khumalo NP. Management of bullous pemphigoid: recommendations for immunomodulatory treatments. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2004;5:319-26. Abstract

Reference articles

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  • Calculators

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