Prevalence of Pemphigoid as a Potentially Unrecognized Cause of Pruritus in Nursing Home Residents

Joost M Meijer; Aniek Lamberts; Hendrika J Luijendijk; Gilles F H Diercks; Hendri H Pas; Sytse U Zuidema; Marcel F Jonkman

doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.3308

Prevalence of Pemphigoid as a Potentially Unrecognized Cause of Pruritus in Nursing Home Residents

JAMA Dermatol. 2019 Dec 1;155(12):1423-1424. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.3308.

Authors

Joost M Meijer¹, Aniek Lamberts¹, Hendrika J Luijendijk², Gilles F H Diercks¹, Hendri H Pas¹, Sytse U Zuidema², Marcel F Jonkman¹

Affiliations

¹ Center for Blistering Diseases, Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
² Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study of 125 residents of 7 nursing homes in the Netherlands evaluates the prevalence of pemphigoid as a potentially unrecognized cause of pruritus.

Publication types

Letter
Observational Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Male
Netherlands / epidemiology
Nursing Homes / statistics & numerical data*
Pemphigoid, Bullous / complications
Pemphigoid, Bullous / diagnosis
Pemphigoid, Bullous / epidemiology*
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Pruritus / etiology*