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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A soft tissue infection with Acinetobacter developed in 1 soldier with a history of bullous pemphigoid.

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter extremity infections in soldiers by Gray, Paula J. / Emerging Infectious Diseases

Cicatricial pemphigoid is a vesiculobullous disease of the skin that may be found in the oral cavity.

Oral cicatricial pemphigoid by Thompson, Lester D.R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

For example, patients with a blistering skin disease called bullous pemphigoid should have their serum protein levels checked regularly, to ensure that their protein intake is sufficient.

Caring for aging skin: a geriatric dermatologist's expert advice on ... by Norman, Robert A. / Nursing Homes

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