Bullous pemphigoid is mostly seen in older people.
This is an itchy skin disease where sores appear after blisters in the skin.
Mucous membranes can also be affected. The disease has a fluctuating course and can be serious.
Bullous pemphigoid requires intensive treatment with strong cortisone creams, tablets or other immunosuppressive treatment.
Pemphigus is a group of diseases that are rare.
Dermatitis herpetiformis is associated with hypersensitivity to gluten.
The rash itches intensely and is often grouped on the back, arms and legs or the scalp.
The treatment is a strict gluten-free diet.
It is the immune system that forms antibodies against parts of the skin and causes parts of the epidermis to detach from the substrate.
Treatment depends on the type of blister disease.