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Trauma‐induced bullous pemphigoid
Author(s) -
MACFARLANE A.W.,
VERBOV J.L.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1989.tb00944.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , bullous pemphigoid , family medicine , immunology , antibody
Summary We describe three patients with bullous pemphigoid who presented with bullae at sites of trauma and with little spread of the condition outside such areas. The diagnosis was confirmed by histology and direct and/or indirect immunofluorescence; electron microscopy was performed in two cases to rule out the diagnosis of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA). Treatment was with either systemic steroids or ACTH in all three cases. Trauma‐induced bullous pemphigoid should be included in the differential diagnosis of localized blistering eruptions.