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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510142
Bullous Pemphigoid in Older Adults Treated with DPP4i: A Case Series
Ávila-Fernández Katia Fabiola, Álvarez-Cisneros Teresa and Ruelas-Villavicencio Ana Lilia
Article Type: Case Series | First Published: January 29, 2023
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a rare autoimmune subepithelial blistering disease affecting mostly older adults . Studies have calculated an annual incidence ranging from 2.4% to 21.7% per million population. While triggers are found in less than 15% of cases, drugs are well-known trigger factors. Recently, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP4i) have been associated to this condition. Our study presents four cases of older adults with BP associated to the use of DPP4i. The relevance of this study...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510141
Maria Orlando Edelen, PhD, Anthony Rodriguez, PhD, Nabeel Qureshi, MPH, Patricia M Herman, PhD and Ron D Hays, PhD
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: January 23, 2023
To evaluate the utility of the Impact Stratification Score (ISS) in characterizing health-related disease burden for older adult patients with multiple chronic conditions (MCC). The sample of 1226 older adult MCC patients (average age of 80, 51% female, and 89% White) completed the PROMIS-29 v2.1 profile that contains the 9 ISS items. The ISS was examined using factor analysis (i.e., correlated factors and bifactor models)....
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