RETRACTED: Bullous pemphigoid: associations and management guidelines: facts and controversies

Clin Dermatol. 2013 Jul-Aug;31(4):400-412. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.01.007.

Abstract

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor following the discovery that the text overlaps significantly with sections of several articles that are cited in the reference section, including the following: Culton DA, Diaz LA. Treatment of subepidermal immunobullous diseases. Clin Dermatol 2012;30:95–102. Meurer M. Immunosuppressive therapy for autoimmune bullous diseases. Clin Dermatol 2012;30:78–83. Ljubojevic S, Lipozencic J. Autoimmune bullous diseases associations. Clin Dermatol 2012;30:17–33. Sehgal VN, Verma. Leflunomide: dermatologic perspective. J Dermatolog Treat 2013;24:89–95. Gürcan HM, Ahmed AR. Analysis of current data on the use of methotrexate in the treatment of pemphigus and pemphigoid. Br J Dermatol 2009;16:723–31. Chen YJ, Wu CY, Lin MW, et al. Comorbidity profiles among patients with bullous pemphigoid: a nationwide population-based study. Br J Dermatol 2011;165:593–9

Publication types

  • Review
  • Retracted Publication

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / immunology
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use*
  • Anti-Infective Agents / immunology
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Agents / immunology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Diet / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / immunology
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Pemphigoid, Bullous / complications
  • Pemphigoid, Bullous / drug therapy*
  • Pemphigoid, Bullous / immunology
  • Plasmapheresis / methods*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Immunosuppressive Agents