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===[[Bullous Pemphigoid]]===

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*Dogs and horses

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*Involves oral cavity, mucocutaneous junctions, groin and axilla

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*Subepidermal vesicles and bullae

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*Antibodies bound to basement membrane

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*Grossly:

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**Similar to [[Skin Immunologic - Pathology#Pemphigus|Pemphigus vulgaris]]

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*Microscopically:

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**Bullae containing fibrin, [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]] or [[Eosinophils|eosinophils]]

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**Basement membrane forms floor of bullae and roof is lined with basal cells

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*Bullae may rupture -> ulcers

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~~[[Category:Integumentary System - Autoimmune Reactions]]~~

===[[Canine Dermatomyositis]]===

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