Nursing care for patients with bullous pemphigus
Section: LEARNING TO TEACH
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Castro Varela L, Braza Mozas JE, Zapata Sampedro MA. Cuidados a personas con pénfigo ampolloso. Rev. Educare21 2013; 11(4). [En línea] [fecha de acceso: 1 de abril de 2013]. URL disponible en: http://www.enfermeria21.com/publicaciones/educare/
Authors
1Laura Castro Varela, 2Jesús Enrique Braza Mozas, 3Marco A. Zapata Sampedro
Position
1Enfermera. Unidad de Otorrinolaringología. Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena. Sevilla. 2Enfermero. Un
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Abstract
Bullous pemphigus is an acquired autoimmune disease, due to antibodies targeted to the skin basement membrane. Clinical features include cutaneous blisters.
Therapy aims at suppressing clinical signs of bullous pemphigus to a level the patient is able to tolerate (reduced blister development and skin healing).
Steroid systemic treatment efficacy has been shown in non-controlled clinical studies and is well established in clinical practice. Topical steroids can be usefully combined with systemic therapy.
A case study is presented. A 93-year-old woman with bullous pemphigus had skin lesions due to the disease.
A nursing care plan was developed, including outcomes criteria and nursing interventions.
Nursing staff has a significant role in early lesion recognition and must have a good knowledge of recently developed strategies for bullous pemphigus therapy and appropriate measures to promote healing.
Keywords:
Bullous pemphigus; nursing care plan; skin lesions
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