Mortality of bullous pemphigoid: An evaluation of 223 patients and comparison with the mortality in the general population in the United States - 24/04/13
Abstract |
Background |
There are large discrepancies in reported mortality for bullous pemphigoid (BP).
Objective |
We sought to determine the mortality of a large cohort of patients with BP and compare this with age-matched control subjects.
Methods |
Data were collected on 223 patients with a new diagnosis of BP between 1998 and 2003 through our cutaneous immunofluorescence laboratory databases. The mortality of patients with BP was compared with that of age-matched control subjects in the general US population.
Results |
The 1-, 2-, and 5-year mortality was 0.23 (95% confidence interval = 0.18, 0.29), 0.37 (95% confidence interval = 0.31, 0.44), and 0.50 (95% confidence interval = 0.42, 0.57), respectively. However, relative to age-matched control subjects, no difference in expected mortality was detected.
Limitations |
This was a retrospective cohort analysis.
Conclusions |
Mortality of patients with BP is more likely related to advanced age and associated medical conditions than to disease-specific factors.
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Funding sources: None. |
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Conflicts of interest: None declared. |
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Vol 59 - N° 4
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