Pemphigoid of the oral mucosa.

The article discusses pemphigoid, an autoimmune disease with autoantibodies which appear against the basement membrane of the epithelium. It explains the difference between bullous and cicatricial pemphigoid. It cites the importance of examining tissue specimen and conducting immunofluorescence to patients in order to distinguish benign mucosal periphigoid from lesions with Nikolsky symptom. It states that intraoral lesions do not respond to topical and systemic corticosteroids treatment.