Autoimmune Bulbous Disease Tests & Autoimmune Bulbous Disease Treatments at University of Colorado Hospital
Tests for Autoimmune Bulbous Disease
Your doctor may diagnose autoimmune bulbous disease by drawing blood. The diagnosis may require a skin lesion biopsy. During this procedure, your doctor removes a piece of skin and examines it to determine if you need further treatment. Sometimes the entire lesion has to be removed. A biopsy can usually be performed in the office with local anesthesia.
Treatments for Autoimmune Bulbous Disease
Treatments for autoimmune bulbous disease include:
- Oral antibiotics
- Niacin (a B complex vitamin), which helps the skin stay healthy. Niacin is usually given with the antibiotic tetracycline
- Anti-inflammatory drugs called corticosteroids, taken by mouth or injection or applied to the skin