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The association between drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a case-control study (2024)
Journal Article
Swiderski, M., Vinogradova, Y., Knaggs, R. D., Harman, K., Harwood, R. H., Prasad, V., Persson, M. S. M., Figueredo, G., Layfield, C., & Gran, S. (2025). The association between drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a case-control study. British Journal of Dermatology, 192(3), 440-449. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljae416

Background
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune skin disease that affects mainly older people. Numerous drugs have been previously associated with BP based on case series and small hospital-based studies. More reliable and precise estimates of a... Read More about The association between drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a case-control study.

A multifaceted and standardized approach is needed to improve acne severity assessment in clinical practice: an online survey of UK health professionals (2024)
Journal Article
Masterson, N., Burden-Teh, E., Healy, E., Hepburn, T., Layfield, C., Layton, A., Leighton, P., Leng, S., Mitchell, E., Northover, G., Penzer-Hick, R., Price, W., Radley, K., Ramesh, G., Ravenscroft, J. C., Sach, T., Sadiq, S., Santer, M., Thomas, K. S., Thompson, A., …the Acne-ID Trial Development Team. (2025). A multifaceted and standardized approach is needed to improve acne severity assessment in clinical practice: an online survey of UK health professionals. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 50(1), 158-160. https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llae180

005 Association between prescription drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a UK population-based study (2023)
Journal Article
Swiderski, M., Vinogradova, Y., Knaggs, R., Harman, K., Harwood, R., Prasad, V., Persson, M. S. M., Figueredo, G., Layfield, C., & Gran, S. (2023). 005 Association between prescription drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a UK population-based study. British Journal of Dermatology, 188(Supplement_4), Article ljad113.005. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljad113.005

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is the most common autoimmune blistering skin disease, manifested by painful itching of the skin and mucous membranes. Despite high mortality, poor quality of life and increasing incidence in older people, BP can be overlooked... Read More about 005 Association between prescription drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a UK population-based study.

The association between prescription drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a UK population-based study (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Swiderski, M., Vinogradova, Y., Knaggs, R., Harman, K., Harwood, R., Prasad, V., Persson, M. S., Figueredo, G., Layfield, C., & Gran, S. The association between prescription drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a UK population-based study

Introduction
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a serious skin disease that results in large painful blisters developing over the body and occurs most commonly in older people (over 70 years). Despite several comorbidities such as stroke and a threefold inc... Read More about The association between prescription drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a UK population-based study.