Home Bullous pemphigoid (BP): Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid

Bullous pemphigoid (BP): Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid

Types

Defining Characteristics

Severe ocular disease, symblepharon (fibrous bands where eyelid fuses to conjunctiva)

Disease Development

Severe inflammation of the eye causes thick & fibrous scarring that fuses with the eye conjunctiva as symblepharon

Complications

Possible blindness as skin covers cornea if no aggressive treatment