1 Pemphigoid responds readily to this treatment.

2 There are several different sub-types of pemphigoid.

3 In pemphigoid it's the skin cells that are attacked.

4 Only 10 cases of bullous pemphigoid ( BP ) in infants have been so far reported abroad.

5 Pemphigoid and pemphigus are two superficially similar but separate autoimmune diseases that make skin blister.

6 Long-term stress Treatment and recovery Neither pemphigoid nor pemphigus is infectious.

7 Both pemphigoid and pemphigus require initial treatment with oral steroids.

8 Secondary infection was common indirect cause of death of pemphigus and pemphigoid.