Painful inflammatory lesions of the skin and mucous membranes may occur in children who develop bacterial pneumonia. A research group at the University Children's Hospital Zurich has recently ...

Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) encompasses a group of autoimmune, chronic inflammatory, subepithelial blistering disorders affecting the mucous membranes characterized by deposition of IgG, IgA or ...

This is a rare autoimmune skin disorder that occurs when your immune system starts attacking healthy epidermis cells (the top layer of your skin). Pemphigus can manifest itself as blisters and sores ...

Here’s what scientists have learned about how the new virus infects and attacks cells and how it can affect organs beyond the lungs. By Pam Belluck As cases of coronavirus infection proliferate around ...

A 30-year-old woman produced a single mass of gray material from her nose during a particularly forceful sneeze several hours before presenting to our clinic. She asked that the material be submitted ...

Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP) is a rare autoimmune disease. Without proper treatment, it can damage the eyes and cause vision loss. OCP is a type of mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP). MMP is a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with mucous membrane pemphigoid should be monitored by a multidisciplinary team due to a risk for ...

Nasal congestion occurs when the mucus membranes that line the nose become swollen and more mucus is produced. Nasal and sinus congestion is caused by viral infections from a cold or the flu or ...