Spongiotic intra-epidermal blister: A pitfall in the histopathologic diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid

Localized genital bullous pemphigoid; A case report

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune bullous disorder with urticarial pruritic papules and plaques and tense bullae in flexural surfaces of body. The localized form of the disease is a rare variant which can be triggered by different stimuli. Hereunder, we report a patient with the local type involving genitalia without any triggering factors.

The complement system in bullous pemphigoid. I. Complement and component levels in sera and blister fluids.

Compared with other serum and blister fluid proteins, total hemolytic complement was reduced in the blister fluid of six serologically positive bullous pemphigold patients while four serologically negative cases had blister fluid complement levels closely approaching the serum levels. Except for pemphigus vulgaris blisters. blister fluids from most patients with other bullous diseases and exper...

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the combination of bullous pemphigoid antigens 1 and 2 in the diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid.

OBJECTIVE To assess the usefulness of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) assessment of the combination of bullous pemphigoid antigen 1 (BPAG1) and BPAG2 in the diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid (BP). DESIGN Retrospective study of serum samples from patients with BP. SETTING Tertiary care center. PATIENTS A total of 190 patients with newly diagnosed BP and 78 controls with other autoi...

Extrusion of sebaceous gland and hair follicle into a blister of bullous pemphigoid.

aspiration cytology from the nodule was suggestive of metastatic adenocarcinoma. His upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed an ulcero-proliferative growth at the greater curvature of the stomach, a biopsy from which showed features of adenocarcinoma of the stomach. CT scan of abdomen and chest showed thickening at the greater curvature in the stomach, while the liver and chest were normal. Col...

Bullous pemphigoid