Accurate diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid requires multiple health care visits

DiscussionOne diagnostic code of L12.0 is not enough to recognize BP in a large epidemiological data set; including only L12.0 registered in dermatology units and excluding cases with <3 L12.0 record entries markedly increases the PPV of BP diagnosis.
Source: Frontiers in Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research