The First International Consensus on Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid: Definition, Diagnostic Criteria, Pathogenic Factors, Medical Treatment, and Prognostic Indicators

From the Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Ill (Drs Chan and West); Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Mass (Dr Ahmed); Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, Md (Dr Anhalt); Department of Ophthalmology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (Dr Bernauer); Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio (Drs Cooper and Korman); Department of Ophthalmology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand (Dr Elder); Department of Dermatology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Dr Fine); Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Dr Foster); Department of Dermatology, Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa (Dr Ghohestani); Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan (Dr Hashimoto); Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France (Dr Hoang-Xuan); Department of Dermatology, Urije University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Dr Kirtschig); Moorfields Eye Hospital and Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, England (Dr Lightman); Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco (Dr Lozada-Nur); Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif, and Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Palo Alto, Calif (Dr Marinkovich); Jules Stein Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Los Angeles (Dr Mondino); Department of Dermatology and Policliniqe de Dermatologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France (Dr Prost-Squarcioni); Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn (Dr Rogers); St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, England (Dr Setterfield); Department of Dermatology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, England (Dr Wojnarowska); Division of Dermatology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (Dr Woodley); Dermatology Branch, Division of Clinical Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md (Dr Yancey); Department of Dermatology, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany (Dr Zillikens); and Department of Dermatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (Dr Zone).