Localized genital bullous pemphigoid; A case report

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  • Abdolamir Feizi
Abstract:

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.

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volume 14  issue 2

pages  71- 72

publication date 2011-07-01

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