A possible association between BP230-type bullous pemphigoid and dementia: a report of two cases in elderly patients

Br J Dermatol. 2018 Jun;178(6):1449-1450. doi: 10.1111/bjd.16249. Epub 2018 Apr 6.

Authors

M Zheng¹, H Ujiie¹, K Muramatsu¹, K C Sato-Matsumura², T Maeda¹, I Ujiie¹, H Iwata¹, K Izumi¹, W Nishie¹, H Shimizu¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
² Department of Dermatology, Sapporo Hokushin Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.

PMID: 29278417
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16249

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Alzheimer Disease / complications
Alzheimer Disease / immunology
Autoantibodies / immunology*
Autoantigens / immunology
Collagen Type XVII
Dementia / complications*
Dementia / immunology
Dystonin / immunology
Female
Humans
Non-Fibrillar Collagens / immunology
Pemphigoid, Bullous / immunology
Pemphigoid, Bullous / psychology*

Substances

Autoantibodies
Autoantigens
DST protein, human
Dystonin
Non-Fibrillar Collagens