Assessment of Diagnostic Strategy for Early Recognition of Bullous and Nonbullous Variants of Pemphigoid.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

A substantial number of patients with bullous pemphigoid do not develop skin blisters and may not have received the correct diagnosis. Diagnostic criteria and an optimal diagnostic strategy are needed for early recognition and trials.

Objectives

To assess the minimal requirements for diagnosis of bullous and nonbullous forms of pemphigoid and to evaluate the optimal diagnostic strategy.

Design, setting, and participants

This paired, multivariable, diagnostic accuracy study analyzed data from 1125 consecutive patients with suspected pemphigoid who were referred to the Groningen Center for Blistering Diseases from secondary and tertiary care hospitals throughout the Netherlands. Eligible participants were patients with paired data on at least (1) a skin biops

SUBMITTER: Meijer JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6439538 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature