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pemphigoid
(redirected from Cicatricial pemphigoid)

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pemphigoid [′pem·fə‚gȯid]
(medicine)
An autoimmune skin disorder resembling, but histologically and clinically distinct from, pemphigus and characterized by bloody blisters, especially on the trunk and limbs.
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Cicatricial pemphigoid is a vesiculobullous disease of the skin that may be found in the oral cavity.
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