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Autoimmune vesicles on the face and neck. A variant of Brunsting-Perry type localized bullous pemphigoid? |
European Journal of Dermatology. Volume 11, Number 6, 557-9, November - December 2001, Cas cliniques
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Author(s) : Y. SUGITA, N. INOMATA, Y. TAKAHASHI, M. YOMODA, T. HASHIMOTO, Z. IKEZAWA |
Summary : We report a case of blistering disease presenting a unique distribution of vesiculobullous lesions on the face and neck which is similar to Brunsting-Perry type of localized bullous pemphigoid (BP). Histopathology of a lesional skin biopsy demonstrated a subepidermal blister. Direct immunofluorescence demonstrated a strong linear deposition of IgG and IgA to the basement membrane zone, and a faint staining for C3. However, circulating antibodies were not detected by indirect immunofluorescence and immunoblotting. And the patient did not develop atrophic scars and was relatively young woman. This case might be a variant of Brunsting-Perry type of localized BP or localized epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, presenting the clinical heterogeneity of subepidermal blistering diseases. |
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