BACKGROUND Post-vaccination infantile bullous pemphigod is a rare presentation. CASE CHARACTERISTICS A 2-month-old girl presented with widespread bullae, erosions, necrotic and targetoid lesions over body and mucosae after vaccination. Histology and direct immunofluorescence (DIF) were consistent with bullous pemphigoid. INTERVENTION Clinical remission with oral steroids and no recurrence w...

Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune sub epidermal blistering dermatosis that is uncommon in childhood. We report two cases of children with bullous pemphigoid. The first one was a case of a 4-month-old female infant, whereas the second is of a 3-month-old male infant. The two cases presented clinical and laboratory data for the confirmatory diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid. Opportunely we review...

Objective. Bullous pemphigoid is well known for its cutaneous features; however in rare cases it may present with mucosal involvement. We report a case of bullous pemphigoid presenting with haemoptysis, initially presenting to the Ear, Nose and Throat Department for investigation. Methods. An 87-year-old lady was admitted with haemoptysis. She also complained of a spreading, pruritic, bullous r...

BACKGROUND Linear IgA bullous dermatosis of childhood is a rare autoimmune bullous disease that mainly affects preschool-aged children. Dapsone is considered the first-line therapy with prompt response from most patients. However, it may be contraindicated in certain conditions such as glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. OBJECTIVE We sought to assess the efficacy of flucloxacillin i...

purpose: to present a case of bilateral idiopathic central serous chorioretinopthy (icsc) complicated by bullous serous retinal detachment (rd). case report: a 26-year old female suffered from acute loss of vision in the both eyes. best spectacle-corrected visual acuity was 1/10 ou. the examination of anterior segment was unremarkable and a mild vitreous reaction was noted. dilated fundus exami...

Vesico-bullous subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus is an uncommon and severe presentation. The authors report an exuberant case of vesico-bullous subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus successfully treated with dapsone and hydroxychloroquine.

OBJECTIVES To identify and analyze trends in bullous disease mortality from 1979 through 2002 in the United States. DESIGN Retrospective population-based analysis. SETTING Mortality records from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mortality database. PARTICIPANTS Mortality records from 1979 through 2002 for persons who died of bullous disease. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Age-adjust...

In subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) computed tomographic (CT) lung density correlates with direct pathological measurements of the size of the distal airspaces, as well as with measurements of airflow limitation and impairment of the diffusing capacity. Thus, CT lung density can be used to quantify emphysema in life. We wanted to assess the use of CT scanning to detect...

Bullous disorders of newborn are a rare entity. Genetically inherited bullous disorders, especially the dystrophic and junctional types have a fatal course (1). Breach of the epidermis in the newborn predisposes them to sepsis.