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2022


Front Med (Lausanne)


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The efficacy of adding oral sodium cromoglycate to stable treatment for controlling bullous pemphigoid-related pruritus: A retrospective study.

Abstract

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is the most common autoimmune subepidermal blistering disease which mainly affects the elderly. It manifests as severe pruritus, urticarial plaques, and tense bullae and is associated with significant mortality. Therapy options for itch in BP patients are limited, mainly because the pathogenesis of itch in BP remains unclear. Sodium cromoglycate was commonly used in the past as an inhaled drug for the management of bronchial asthma and as an oral treatment for children with urticaria pigmentosa. In this study we sought to assess its efficacy in reducing BP associated itch.