Recent Advances in Understanding Pemphigus and Bullous Pemphigoid

Christoph M Hammers; John R Stanley

doi:10.1016/j.jid.2019.11.005

Recent Advances in Understanding Pemphigus and Bullous Pemphigoid

J Invest Dermatol. 2020 Apr;140(4):733-741. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.11.005.

Authors

Christoph M Hammers¹, John R Stanley²

Affiliations

¹ Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology and Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
² Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address: jrstan@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

PMID: 32200875
DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.11.005

Abstract

For many years, The Journal of Investigative Dermatology (JID) has been a leader in our understanding of many aspects of the major autoimmune blistering skin diseases, pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid. The purpose of this review is to highlight and summarize those advances by discussing the respective articles, published in the JID from 2015 to 2019. Seminal articles from elsewhere in the literature that set the stage for those advances, or that are "classics" in the area, are also included to provide context and a more complete picture.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Autoantibodies / immunology*
Autoimmunity*
Humans
Pemphigoid, Bullous / immunology
Pemphigus / immunology*

Substances

Autoantibodies