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Trichoscopy: a possible diagnostic role in autoimmune bullous diseases

Research Abstract

Autoimmune bullous diseases (AIBDs) are life-threatening diseases caused by immunologically mediated cell adhesion compromise in the skin and mucous membranes. Proposed diagnosis of AIBDs on a clinicopathological basis usually requires confirmation by other sophisticated and expensive laboratory facilities. This emphasizes the urgency of a simple, approachable and cost-effective method to clarify the diagnosis of AIBDs. This work aimed to outline the distinguishing trichoscopic characters of some immunobullous disorders [pemphigus vulgaris (PV), pemphigus foliaceus (PF) and bullous pemphigoid (BP)] in a group of Upper Egyptian patients and to examine any potential connections between these features and certain disease aspects. Sixty patients with AIBDs affecting the scalp were included. Twenty-nine patients were diagnosed as PV, seventeen patients were PF and fourteen were diagnosed as …

Research Authors
Nagwa Essa Abd Elazim, Ayman Mohamed Mahran, Tasbeeh Salah El-Deen, Aya Sayed, Alaa Ghazally
Research Date
Research Department
Research Journal
Archives of Dermatological Research
Research Pages
26
Research Vol
318
Research Website
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00403-025-04406-5
Research Year
2025