[Bullous pemphigoid precipitated by PUVA therapy].
1990
P Bastian, and
C Drobacheff, and
R Laurent
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008297
Male
Males
D010391
Pemphigoid, Bullous
A chronic and relatively benign subepidermal blistering disease usually of the elderly and without histopathologic acantholysis.
Pemphigoid,Bullous Pemphigoid,Pemphigoids
D011701
PUVA Therapy
Photochemotherapy using PSORALENS as the photosensitizing agent and ultraviolet light type A (UVA).
Psoralen Ultraviolet A Therapy,Therapy, PUVA,PUVA Therapies,Therapies, PUVA
D003876
Dermatitis, Atopic
A chronic inflammatory genetically determined disease of the skin marked by increased ability to form reagin (IgE), with increased susceptibility to allergic rhinitis and asthma, and hereditary disposition to a lowered threshold for pruritus. It is manifested by lichenification, excoriation, and crusting, mainly on the flexural surfaces of the elbow and knee. In infants it is known as infantile eczema.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328
Adult
A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.