Autoimmune Blistering Diseases Study

Description

Pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid (BP) are severe autoimmune blistering diseases (AIBD) that pose a critical need for new therapeutic approaches. Clinical trials in pemphigus and BP will require the availability of validated disease severity measures that can be used to define primary outcomes.

Conditions

Pemphigus Vulgaris, Pemphigus Foliaceus, Bullous Pemphigoid

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid (BP) are severe autoimmune blistering diseases (AIBD) that pose a critical need for new therapeutic approaches. Clinical trials in pemphigus and BP will require the availability of validated disease severity measures that can be used to define primary outcomes.

Prevalence and Clinical Severity of Autoimmune Blistering Diseases

Autoimmune Blistering Diseases Study

Condition
Pemphigus Vulgaris
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Philadelphia

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Dermatology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Philadelphia

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Philadelphia

University of Pennsylvania, Department of Dermatology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Gender/Age: Males or females above 18 years old
  • * Diagnosis: pemphigus vulgaris, pemphigus foliaceus, bullous pemphigoid
  • * Subjects able to give informed consent
  • * Patients who are under age 18 years.
  • * Patients without pemphigus or pemphigoid diseases
  • * Penn employees
  • * Penn students
  • * Cognitively impaired persons

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Pennsylvania,

Study Record Dates

2025-01-02