A case of bullous pemphigoid showing antigenic competition‐like phenomenon

Localized genital bullous pemphigoid; A case report

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune bullous disorder with urticarial pruritic papules and plaques and tense bullae in flexural surfaces of body. The localized form of the disease is a rare variant which can be triggered by different stimuli. Hereunder, we report a patient with the local type involving genitalia without any triggering factors.

Bullous Pemphigoid in Infancy Showing Epitope-spreading Phenomenon: Recovery with Topical Therapy.

A 6-month-old Japanese boy developed quickly progressing generalised skin lesions. Vaccination was not given in previous 4 weeks. Physical examination revealed extensive annular plaques with blisters and excoriations on entire body (Fig. 1). Laboratory examinations showed increases in leucocytes (32,500/μl; normal, 3,900–9,300/μl), eosinophils (40.5%; normal, 0.2–4.1%) and C-reacting protein (1...

Methotrexate Induced Bullous Pemphigoid: a Case Report

Background: Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune cutaneous blistering disorder. The precise precipitating etiology is not clear. There has been documented Drug-induced BP in case reports. Case report: We describe a case of a 44year old female with a past medical history of Psoriasis, who developed bullous pemphigoid. She had previously been on maintenance dose of 10mg intravenous methotrexa...

Bullous pemphigoid

Bullous pemphigoid

Disease summary: Bullous Pemphigoid is an acquired, chronic, blistering autoimmune subepidermal bullous disease in which autoantibodies are directed against component of basement membrane zone of the skin [1]. It is characterized by formation of cutaneous bullae on the skin and mucous membrane. The pathogenesis involves migration of inflammatory cells into subepithilial tissues due to activatio...