Mucous membrane pemphigoid

Mucous membrane pemphigoid
Other namesCicatricial pemphigoid; MMP, Benign mucosal pemphigoid, Benign mucous membrane pemphigoid,[1] Ocular pemphigoid,[2] and Scarring pemphigoid[1])
SpecialtyDermatology 

Mucous membrane pemphigoid is a rare chronic autoimmune subepithelial blistering disease characterized by erosive lesions of the mucous membranes and skin.[3] It is one of the pemphigoid diseases that can result in scarring.[4]

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  4. ^ Freedberg (2003). Fitzpatrick's dermatology in general medicine (6th. ed.). McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division. p. 581. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.