How do you manage patients with bullous pemphigoid who have IgE autoantibodies to BP180?
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What therapies do you most commonly use for long-term management of patients with bullous pemphigoid who have IgE autoantibodies to BP180?
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Dermatology · University of Florida
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40% of patients with BP can have IgE class autoantibodies directed against BP. Treatment does not have to differ from patients without IgE class autoantibodies: for mild or localized disease or in patients who cannot tolerate immunosuppression, doxycycline and high potency topical steroids can be us...
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