1. A chronic autoimmune blistering disease of the skin and mucous membranes, characterized by fluid-filled blisters and caused by antibodies attacking the basement membrane.
Usage: medical term; also called bullous pemphigoid

1. Relating to or resembling pemphigoid; characterized by blister formation similar to that seen in pemphigoid.
Usage: medical/dermatological context

Examples

• The patient was diagnosed with pemphigoid after presenting with large, painful blisters on the skin.
• Pemphigoid typically affects older adults and can be triggered by certain medications.
• The dermatologist identified pemphigoid-like lesions on the patient's arms and legs.
• Treatment for pemphigoid often involves topical or systemic corticosteroids.
• Unlike pemphigus, pemphigoid blisters form beneath the epidermis.
• The pemphigoid condition improved significantly after the patient discontinued the offending drug.