Autoimmune blistering diseases are generally distinct entities characterized by relatively
consistent clinical, histologic, and immunopathologic findings. These disorders may cause
impaired adhesion of epidermis to epidermal basement membrane (eg, the pemphigoid
group of disorders [bullous, gestational, and mucous membrane]) or impaired adhesion of
epidermal cells to each other (eg, the pemphigus group of disorders). Recent studies have
shown that these disorders are characterized by autoantibodies that often display …