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High‐Frequency Ultrasound in Blistering Skin Diseases: A Useful Method for Differentiating Blister Locations
Author(s) -
Cheng Xiujun,
Li Jianke,
Zhou Guizhi,
Liu Yongxia,
Lu Xianmei,
Wang Na,
Liu Hong,
Zhang Furen
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.1002/jum.14278
Subject(s) - medicine , high frequency ultrasound , bullous pemphigoid , pemphigus vulgaris , dermatology , ultrasound , pemphigoid , blisters , pemphigus , pathology , radiology , antibody , immunology
Bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus vulgaris, which belong to the group of subepidermal and intraepidermal bullae, respectively, are two potentially devastating blistering skin diseases. We used high‐frequency ultrasound (US) in 3 cases of these diseases as prototypes to study the value of high‐frequency US in discriminating blister locations. Our findings showed that high‐frequency US has a strong correlation with histomorphometric findings because of its high resolution, and we hope that it will be helpful for differentiating blister locations.