title: Guidelines for the management of bullous pemphigoid.
abstract: These guidelines have been prepared for dermatologists on behalf of the British Association of Dermatologists. They present evidence-based guidance for treatment, with identification of the strength of evidence available at the time of preparation of the guidelines and a brief overview of epidemiological aspects, diagnosis and investigation. The guidelines reflect data available from Medline, Embase, the Cochrane library, literature searches and the experience of the authors of managing patients with bullous pemphigoid in special and general clinics for over 10 years. However, caution should be exercised in interpreting the data obtained from the literature because only six randomized controlled trials are available involving small groups of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, The Churchill, Old Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK. Fenella.Wojnarowska@orh.nhs.uk
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wojnarowska
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kirtschig
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Highet
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Venning
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Khumalo
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents