Linear IgA bullous dermatosis (LABD) is an autoimmune vesiculobullous disease, which is typically idiopathic but can also rarely be caused by medications or infections. Vancomycin is the most common drug associated with LABD. Lesions typically appear 24 hours to 15 days after the first dose of vancomycin. It is best characterized pathologically by subepidermal bulla (blister) formation with lin...

© 2015 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1923 Journal Compilation © 2015 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Linear IgA bullous dermatosis (LABD) is characterised by linear deposition of IgA along basement membrane zone (BMZ) in direct immunofluorescence (IF) (1). The term of linear IgA/IgG bullous dermatosis (LAGBD) was proposed for some cases, which showed IgA and IgG deposition to BM...

Herpes gestationis (HG) is a putative autoimmune bullous dermatosis of pregnancy which shares many findings with bullous pemphigoid (BP), a disease of the elderly. This study identifies for the first time the antigen detected by HG autoantibodies and compares it with that recognized by BP autoantibodies. Sera from 16 HG and 17 BP patients, and from normal pregnant women were evaluated by immuno...

Bullous Diseases Unit at the 2nd Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki was founded with the aim to provide the optimal diagnostic approach and treatment of patients with autoimmune bullous diseases (AΙBD). We processed all AIBD files of patients diagnosed from 2011 to 2014 in order to record all epidemiological data and therapeutic manipulations during ...

Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune bullous dermatosis presenting with flaccid blisters and erosions. The morphology of pemphigus reflects the more superficial intraepidermal level split seen histologically in contrast pemphigoid, where deep below epidermis. This a case 58-year-old male clinically arcuate tense bullae, which are characteristic pemphigoid group disorders, revealed tombstoning pa...

Pemphigoid gestationis is a gravidic dermatosis usually appearing between the 28th and 32nd week of amenorrhea. The rash pruritic, bullous or vesiculopapular periumbilical topography. In addition to clinical findings, Thediagnosis confirmed by direct immunofluorescence. If local treatment fails, systemic corticosteroid therapy should be administered. Oral corticosteroids are therapeutic mainsta...