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Bullous pemphigoid with a prolonged prodrome
Author(s) -
NAKATANI Tomomi,
INAOKI Makoto,
TAKEHARA Kazuhiko
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00498.x
Subject(s) - bullous pemphigoid , prodrome , medicine , dermatology , pemphigoid , etiology , pemphigus , pathology , immunology , psychiatry , antibody , psychosis
Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune blistering skin disease of the elderly that may be preceded by a pruritic, urticarial or eczematous eruption. We report a case of bullous pemphigoid preceded by prodromal eczematous eruptions that lasted an unusually long time of 11 years. Elderly patients with persistent pruritic or eczematous eruption of unknown etiology should be carefully followed, as bullous pemphigoid may be a potential diagnosis.