If your dad is looking for an MD second opinion ... One that won't just blame his bullous pemphigoid on stress? ... maybe he should see an immunologist.

This & lots of other things are autoimmune, you know

 

But working with Rubin / nutritionist might be the best help

 
 
 
Autoimmune diseases of the skin  *
  • Are DFSP autoimmune?
  • Pemphigus vulgaris. A group of autoimmune disorders that affect the skin.
  • Eczema
Bullous pemphigoid is thought to occur because IgG immunoglobulins (antibodies) and activated T lymphocytes (white blood cells) attack components of the basement membrane, particularly proteins associated with the hemidesmosomes. The proteins are within the NC16A domain of collagen XVII. Hemidesmosomes ensure the epidermal keratinocyte cells stick to the dermis to make a waterproof seal. The 'autoimmune' reaction to these proteins can be thought of as a type of allergy to one's own skin.
In many patients, skin antibodies can also be detected circulating in the blood stream (positive indirect immunofluorescence).
Sandpaper Skin Something along the lines of calcium deposits in the pores of the skin that keeps the skin from breathing.
Skin Tags - Are they 'birth defects' for children whose parent/s were in WWII & other wars? Common Benign Skin Tumors - February 15, 2003 - American Family ...
... a person have been described as being associated with autoimmune disorders, ... Acrochordons, or skin tags, are derived from ectoderm and mesoderm and ...
www.aafp.org/afp/20030215/729.html

 

& don't do anything that causes eyes to burn.  Avoiding a primary autoimmune causing chemical, would be a good idea.
 
Or anything that causes loosening of the sinuses or bowels ...serious diarrhea, for instance
 
 
Other checks for THE fatigue that 2-butoxyethanol causes  http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RBC-small/
 
Anyone can read the links and messages without joining the forums
 
Simple green, spot shot carpet cleaner, Lysol tub 'n tile & paint fumes should be avoided

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Linda was helped with glyconutrients -

she HAD breast cancer