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Question: Bullous Pemphigoid?? I just found out that the skin condition that my boyfriend has is Bullous Pemphigoid. I was under the impression that he just had a bad skin condition and he was embarrassed by it and never really talked about it before. I researched it and discovered that it is an autoimmune disorder that is rare in young people but can be brought on by various things. I am 7 months pregnant and my question is...is this genetic? Can it be passed on to our child? I have researched and researched and I haven't gotten a clear answer to my question. I am concerned about my daughter being pre-disposed to an autoimmune disorder. If anybody knows the answer...please help.
Answer: bullous pemphigoid,usually a illness of the aged.but as you know younger people can get the disease..unfortunately the disease can be hereditary.check with your doctor for possible treatments
Question: treatment for bullous pemphigoid?
Answer: Google is your friend.
http://www.medicinenet.com/bullous_pemph…
Question: Info on Bullous Pemphigoid? I'd like to know more information on this auto immune skin condition. I have a 90-year-old bedridden grandmother that was biopsied to have this infection. I don't know the names of the medication she is on, but they have put her on an antibiotic and a steroid. I've only seen the blisters on some parts of her arms, hand (not palm), and around her ankles. I've seen pictures of this infection online. She does not have as many blisters and it's not as widespread all over her body. Is this infection treatable? How long does it take to treat? Is it spread through any kind of contact with her? Thank you for your time!
Also, how do you think she got it?
Answer: Bullous pemphigoid is not an infection. It is an autoimmune disease, most common in older people.
There is no specific known cause, although there has been research that identifies right down to the molecule what the immune system does to the skin.
The steroid is to treat the pemphigoid. The antibiotic won't help that, but they may be giving it to her for infection in the blisters or something else. If the antibiotic they are using is minocycline or a different type of tetracycline, they are using it as an anti-inflammatory. There are other treatments, but in a 90-year-old patient, they have to consider carefully what drugs she can tolerate.
This is one of those diseases that they have treatments for, but it is considered a chronic condition.
I found several internet articles on it, so you can take your choice.
