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Erythrodermic bullous pemphigoid
Author(s) -
Grunwald Marcelo H.,
Amichai Boaz,
Giryes Hani,
Halevy Sima
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.1997.tb00259.x
Subject(s) - bullous pemphigoid , medicine , dermatology , pemphigoid , presentation (obstetrics) , basement membrane , pathology , immunology , antibody , surgery
We report a case of erythrodermic type of bullous pemphigoid which is a rare variant of bullous pemphigoid. Our patient had a peculiar clinical presentation with bullae, erosions and extensive erythrodermic areas, and distinct direct immunofluorescent findings which included linear IgG and C3 deposits in the basement membrane and also IgG in the intercellular spaces. Very high levels of serum IgE were also detected in our patient.