skin disorders
Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid
Diagnosis of Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid
Biopsy Doctors usually recognize mucous membrane pemphigoid by its characteristic appearance. The disorder is diagnosed with certainty by examining a sample of tissue under a microscope (biopsy). Sometimes doctors use special chemical stains that allow antibody deposits to be seen under the microscope (called an immunofluorescence assay). 