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ReviewNature reviews. Disease primers2025

Bullous pemphigoid.

Hossein Akbarialiabad, Enno Schmidt, Aikaterini Patsatsi, Yen Loo Lim, Anisa Mosam, Kaisa Tasanen, Jun Yamagami, Maryam Daneshpazhooh, Dipankar De, Adela Rambi G Cardones and 2 more

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Review in Nature reviews. Disease primers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 40 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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40citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. European S2k guidelines on management of autoimmune blistering diseases in children and adolescents.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2026
    Guideline
  2. Adjuvant therapy of severe and/or refractory bullous pemphigoid with immunoadsorption - A prospective monocenter pilot study.Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 2026
    Trial
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  4. Management of Bullous Pemphigoid and Norwegian Scabies with Dupilumab Plus Ivermectin.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2026
    Article
  5. [New treatment options for autoimmune bullous diseases].Dermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026
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  13. A neuroimmune axis linking S100A8/9 to itch sensitization in both bullous pemphigoid and atopic dermatitis.JID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health · 2026
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  14. Bullous pemphigoid following adjuvant radiotherapy for breast cancer: a case report.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Hossein Akbarialiabad *Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2018-6378
Enno Schmidt *Department of Dermatology and Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1206-8913
Aikaterini PatsatsiCenter of Expertise on AIBD, 2nd Dermatology Department, Aristotle University School of Medicine, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9616-2001
Yen Loo LimNational Skin Centre, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1439-4106
Anisa MosamDepartment of Dermatology, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital and Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2942-6542
Kaisa TasanenDepartment of Dermatology and Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8056-5949
Jun YamagamiDepartment of Dermatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2611-6127
Maryam DaneshpazhoohAutoimmune Bullous Diseases Research Center, Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1020-8895
Dipankar DeDepartment of Dermatology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4752-7155
Adela Rambi G CardonesDivision of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Lawrence, KS, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7489-2046
Pascal Joly *Dermatology Department, Rouen University Hospital, INSERM U1234, Normandie University, Rouen, France. pascal.joly@chu-rouen.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8079-5004
Dedee F Murrell *Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. d.murrell@unsw.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2971-0199

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bullous pemphigoid is a chronic, subepidermal autoimmune blistering disease characterized by tense blisters on erythematous or normal skin that predominantly affects the older population. The disease arises from autoantibodies targeting hemidesmosomal proteins BP180 and BP230, which are crucial for dermal-epidermal adhesion. The incidence of bullous pemphigoid is increasing, attributed to an ageing population and improved diagnostic recognition. Genetic predisposition, environmental triggers and associations with other autoimmune disorders underline its multifactorial nature. Diagnosis involves clinical presentation, histopathology, direct immunofluorescence and serological tests. Treatment aims to reduce symptoms and prevent new blister formation, using corticosteroids, immunosuppressive agents and biologics such as rituximab and omalizumab. Despite therapeutic advancements, challenges persist in long-term management, especially in older patients with comorbidities. Ongoing research into molecular mechanisms and novel therapeutic targets and clinical trials are crucial for the development of safer and more effective treatments.

Indexed as

Pemphigoid, BullousAdrenal Cortex HormonesAutoantibodiesAutoantigensCollagen Type XVIIHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsNon-Fibrillar CollagensAdrenal Cortex HormonesAutoantibodiesAutoantigensCollagen Type XVIIImmunosuppressive AgentsNon-Fibrillar Collagens

Identifiers

PMID39979318

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Registered trials

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