Authors Reply to Letter to the Editor - In Response to: Comment on Bocanegra-Oyola et al.'s "Clinical Characteristics of Ocular Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"

Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2024 Dec;32(10):2624-2625. doi: 10.1080/09273948.2024.2408649. Epub 2024 Oct 1.

Abstract

In response to Dr. Kasperkiewicz's commentary on our meta-analysis conducted by Bocanegra-Oyola et al., we fully agree with refining diagnostic processes for ocular pemphigoid, particularly in differentiating it from pseudopemphigoid. We concur that relying solely on clinical findings may result in misdiagnoses. Confirming the diagnosis via biopsy can be challenging, requiring multiple biopsies in some patients, and should always be supported by a multidisciplinary clinical assessment involving ophthalmologists and dermatologists.

Keywords: Cicatricial conjunctivitis; eye inflammation; interdisciplinary; ocular cicatricial pemphigoid; ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane* / diagnosis