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Benign Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid (Cicatricial Pemphigoid) Summary

Description: A chronic blistering disease with predilection for mucous membranes and less frequently the skin, and with a tendency to scarring. It is sometimes called ocular pemphigoid because of conjunctival mucous membrane involvement.

Also Known As: Cicatricial Pemphigoid; Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane; Benign Mucosal Pemphigoid; Cicatricial Pemphigoid, Ocular; Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid, Benign Show All >>

Networked: 417 relevant articles (17 outcomes, 46 trials/studies) for this Disease

Key Drugs and Agents for Benign Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Tetracycline (Achromycin) : 3 outcomes in 7 results : FDA 62 Generic
  2. Mitomycin (Mitomycin-C) : 2 outcomes 2 studies in 5 results : FDA 7 Generic
  3. Dapsone : 2 outcomes 1 study in 17 results : FDA 3
  4. Niacinamide (Nicotinamide) : 2 outcomes in 7 results : FDA 16 Generic
  5. Ophthalmic Solutions (Eye Drops) : 2 outcomes in 6 results : IBA
  6. kalinin : 1 outcome 11 studies in 55 results : IBA
  7. Immunoglobulin A (IgA) : 1 outcome 5 studies in 77 results : IBA
  8. Collagen : 1 outcome 3 studies in 8 results : IBA
  9. Immunoglobulins (Immunoglobulin) : 1 outcome 2 studies in 19 results : IBA
  10. Tacrolimus (Prograf) : 1 outcome in 5 results : FDA 7 Generic
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Diseases Related to Benign Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid

  1. Graft vs Host Disease (Graft-Versus-Host Disease)
  2. Blister (Bulla)
  3. Chemical Burns (Chemical Burn)
  4. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
  5. Lichen Planus (Lichen Ruber Planus)
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Key Therapies for Benign Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid

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  1. Transplants (Transplant) : 1 outcome 1 study in 11 results
  2. Immunomodulation : 1 outcome in 3 results
  3. Trabeculectomy (Trabeculoplasty) : 1 outcome in 2 results
  4. Cryotherapy (Therapy, Cold) : 1 study in 3 results
  5. Transplantation (Transplant Recipients) : 8 results
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