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Treatment of Bullous Pemphigoid

     

Pemphigoid bullous is a disorder of immune system in which the immune system of the body does not behave as envisaged. It is an autoimmune disorder. Instead of defending the body, it attacks the healthy cells of body even when there is no infection. This causes the ignition. Pemphigoid bullous is the term used for the chronic formation of blisters of the skin which seems normally in the people older than fifty years.

It can extend from the moderately irritating and small welts to the very large and painful blisters with the serious infection. It can widespread or be only located at a small sector. Bullous is the medical limit for the large blisters filled with clear fluids. They appear with the sectors flexural body but can also be found in the mouth and the oesophagus.

It is a disease of art of the car-portrait-containing which clears up normally completely after the sufficient treatment but can reappear after years. The men and the woman are both in danger. The children can also develop these blisters. It is not contagious but can be hereditary.

Symptoms of Bullous Pemphigoid

The skin injuries called beginning of bullae as wheals red and is developed to the great blisters during months. Bullae red and oval or round is formed. They can break and cause the painful erosions of the skin. You can experience itching and pain. They appear sometimes in the mouth, the area of the vagina and anus also but they are mainly in the lowest legs, the internal stomach, thighs and the armpits. Some of the injuries arrive to be infected and painful when you scratch them.

Causes of Bullous Pemphigoid

A number of drugs such as penicillin and furosemide can bring about the appearance of the blisters. The burns of radiation and the sun can bring about the appearance of the blisters also. People who suffer from other immune disorder such as diabetes can suffer sometimes from Bullous Pemphigoid also.

Diagnosis of Bullous Pemphigoid

Since there are so many various symptoms and degrees of Pemphigoid bullous, a biopsy of skin is necessary for the correct diagnosis. A biopsy of skin can be made with the equipment of patient. The method depends on severity and the place of the blister. A local anaesthetic is employed. The biopsy of shaving requires the displacement of the roadbases of skin. A biopsy of punch is carried out when the lesions of skin are deeper where a small part of the skin is removed with a hollow instrument and the wound is closed with points. The blood tests are not conclusive.

Treatment of Bullous Pemphigoid

The treatment of Bullous Pemphigoid concentrates on the prevention of the infection and discharge of the symptoms. There is no certain healing.

Certain antibiotics such as Tetracyclin and Mincolycine can be used, in order to treat mild symptoms. These antibiotics did not know side effects and for long periods without damage of the health of a person to be used. Immunosuppressive means suppress the immune system, in order to make sure that it does not function against healthy cells. If you take cleaning baths, dress the wounds and you keep them cleaned.

It is important to hold good skin hygiene in order to prevent outbreaks and secondary infection. Scratch not and carry you for clothes, which can cause itching or rub against the bullae. Avoid activities, which can to excessive sweating lead. If you taking a shower or a bath after the activity sport and your body at air dry.

Follow a liquid or a soft Diaet, if you have to prevent the bullae in your opening and in throat, to from of eruptions to. Follow a good-balanced and nutritious Diaet. Vitamine and minerals are all however particularly important to magnesium, selenium, manganese and vitamine A, C, E and B complex. Vitamine C and E are Antioxydantien, which help the body to fight the secondary infection. Eat sufficient fiber.

Wash your clothes and linen with one hypoallergenic to cleaning agents. Examine for secondary infection and treat you immediately it.


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