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By Mayo Clinic staffBullous pemphigoid is a disorder in which antibodies produced by your immune system attack a thin layer of connective tissue in your skin (basement membrane). It's not certain what causes antibodies to attack healthy tissue in your body. If the delicate basement membrane becomes inflamed, fluid-filled blisters can form.