Benign mucous membrane pemphigoid in a wife and husband

Benign mucous membrane pemphigoid, in the form of desquamative gingivitis, occurred in a 57-year-old woman. The disease then developed in her 59-year-old husband 16 months later. The clinical manifestations were mild and similar in both cases. Direct immunofluorescence microscopy tests were consiste...

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Published inArchives of dermatology (1960) Vol. 119; no. 1; p. 59
Main Authors Weigand, D A, Burgdorf, W H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1983
Subjects
Biopsy
Female
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane - genetics
Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane - transmission
Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous - genetics
Time Factors
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Summary:Benign mucous membrane pemphigoid, in the form of desquamative gingivitis, occurred in a 57-year-old woman. The disease then developed in her 59-year-old husband 16 months later. The clinical manifestations were mild and similar in both cases. Direct immunofluorescence microscopy tests were consistent with the diagnosis. Sequential occurrence of this disease in spouses suggests the possibility that it is transmissible.
ISSN:0003-987X
DOI:10.1001/archderm.1983.01650250063018