@article { author = {Nasiri, S and Mollayi, F and Vasheghani Farahani, M}, title = {Bullous Pemphigoid: A descriptive study on patients admitted in Loghman Hakim Hospital in Tehran in 1992-97}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Dermatology}, volume = {3}, number = {4}, pages = {34-37}, year = {2000}, publisher = {Iranian Society of Dermatology}, issn = {2717-0721}, eissn = {2717-0721}, doi = {}, abstract = {Background: Most of patients with bullous pemphigoid are at old age and its differentiation from other bullous diseases is important. There is no report of it in Iran. Objective: This study was done in order to determine clinical and paraclinical features, natural course and response to treatment in patients with bullous pemphigoid admitted in Loghman Hakim Hospital in 1992-1997. Patients and Methods: This descriptive study was done retrospectively by reviewing the existing files of 17 bullous pemphigoid patients admitted in the skin diseases ward of Loghman Hakim Hospital in Tehran in 1992-1997. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathological examination in all of the patients. Results: The age range of the patients was 19-80 years; most of them were in the 6th-8th decades. 58.8% of the patients were female. Initial lesions were bullous in 53%, eczematous in 29.4% and erythematous or urticarial in 17.6%. 53% of patients were complaining of pruritus. Mucosal involvement was seen in 47%, all in the oral mucosa; only in one of the patients genital area was also involved. No malignancy was seen. 52% of the patients responded to oral prednisolone alone. None of the patients died from the disease. Conclusion: Iranian bullous pemphigoid patients show similar epidemiologic and clinical features to other parts of world.}, keywords = {bullous pemphigoid,pruritis,Prednisolone}, url = {https://www.iranjd.ir/article_98396.html}, eprint = {https://www.iranjd.ir/article_98396_c34b319bb109903bc7337d59c11ed04f.pdf} }