Bullous Pemphigoid Associated with Cerebral Infarction: Hypereosinophilia as a Possible Mechanism.
10.17340/jkna.2017.35.3.12
- Author:
Wookjin YANG
1
;
Han Gil JEONG
;
Seung Hoon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. sb0516@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Stroke;
Bullous pemphigoid;
Eosinophil;
Hypereosinophilia
- MeSH:
Blister;
Cerebral Infarction*;
Cerebrovascular Disorders;
Eosinophils;
Female;
Humans;
Infarction;
Pemphigoid, Bullous*;
Prevalence;
Pruritus;
Skin Diseases;
Stroke
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2017;35(3):170-172
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune skin disease, which manifests as subepidermal blisters with severe itching. BP has been reported to be associated with a higher prevalence of cerebrovascular diseases in population-based studies. However, the mechanism of cerebral infarction from BP has not been elucidated yet. We hereby suggest that the missing link between BP and cerebral infarction may be eosinophil, through a case of a woman with multifocal embolic infarction.
