loading...| Preferred Name |
Pemphigus |
| Definitions |
<p>Pemphigus is an <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/autoimmunediseases.html">autoimmune disorder</a>. If you have it, your immune system attacks healthy cells in your skin and mouth, causing blisters and sores. No one knows the cause. Pemphigus does not spread from person to person. It does not appear to be inherited. But some people's genes put them more at risk for pemphigus.</p> <p>Pemphigoid is also an autoimmune skin disease. It leads to deep blisters that do not break easily. Pemphigoid is most common in older adults and may be fatal for older, sick patients.</p> <p>Doctors diagnose pemphigus with a physical exam, a biopsy, and blood tests. The treatment of pemphigus and pemphigoid is the same: one or more medicines to control symptoms. These may include:</p><ul> <li><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/steroids.html">Steroids</a>, which reduce inflammation</li> <li>Drugs that suppress the immune system response</li> <li>Antibiotics to treat associated infections</li> </ul> <p class="">NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases</p> |
| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0030807 |
| cui |
C0030807 |
| Date created |
03/18/2009 |
| definition |
Pemphigus is an autoimmune disorder. If you have it, your immune system attacks healthy cells in your skin and mouth, causing blisters and sores. No one knows the cause. Pemphigus does not spread from person to person. It does not appear to be inherited. But some people's genes put them more at risk for pemphigus. Pemphigoid is also an autoimmune skin disease. It leads to deep blisters that do not break easily. Pemphigoid is most common in older adults and may be fatal for older, sick patients. Doctors diagnose pemphigus with a physical exam, a biopsy, and blood tests. The treatment of pemphigus and pemphigoid is the same: one or more medicines to control symptoms. These may include:
NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases |
| Inverse of RQ | |
| Mapped from | |
| Mapped to |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0030805 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0085106 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0019343 |
| MP OTHER LANGUAGE URL | |
| MP PRIMARY INSTITUTE URL |
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ |
| notation |
C0030807 |
| prefLabel |
Pemphigus |
| Scope Statement |
Pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid are an autoimmune disorder, affects cells in your skin and mouth. Learn about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.https://medlineplus.gov/pemphigus.html |
| tui |
T047 |
| subClassOf |