Bullous Pemphigoid - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Sakthiraj Subramanian, MD

Diagnosis

bullous pemphigoid

Body Site

forearm elbow abdomen

Age

80 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

scattered

Color

red

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

symmetric generalized, disseminated

Comments

This 80-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and atrial fibrillation developed diffuse itching followed by widespread blistering especially on the central trunk. A skin biopsy revealed changes typical of bullous pemphigoid, and she was treated with a slowly tapering course of oral corticosteroids.

Description

widespread symmetric tense and flaccid bullae on red and noninflammatory base

Image Added

6/1/2005 23:12:44

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