Appointment prep
Prepare for a pemphigus or autoimmune blistering disease evaluation
Painful blisters and erosions in the mouth and on skin are often misdiagnosed as infections or trauma. Medvo helps you describe the autoimmune pattern and request dermatology referral and antibody testing — framed as evaluation, never diagnosis.
Symptoms patients describe
- · Painful mouth sores or blisters that don't heal
- · Skin blisters or erosions that spread or crust
- · Positive Nikolsky sign or family history of autoimmunity
Tests & referrals to request
Framed as evaluation — your clinician decides what is appropriate.
- · Skin biopsy with direct immunofluorescence
- · Serum antibodies (desmoglein 1 and 3, BP180/230 if bullous pemphigoid)
- · Referral to dermatologist or immunobullous disease specialist
If you've been dismissed
- · Blisters called 'cold sores' or 'infections' for months
- · No biopsy or antibody testing despite chronic erosions