A Case of Localized Bullous Pemphigoid Confined to the Face.
- Author:
Kui Young PARK
1
;
Hye In LEE
;
Ji Young KIM
;
Kap Sok LI
;
Seong Jun SEO
;
Chang Kwun HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. drseo@hanafos.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Face;
Localized bullous pemphigoid
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Aged;
Arm;
Blister;
Cicatrix;
Groin;
Humans;
Mucous Membrane;
Pemphigoid, Bullous;
Thigh
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2008;46(11):1526-1529
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a chronic autoimmune subepidermal blistering disease that usually occurs in the elderly. Two types of clinical variants exist. The generalized form typically involves the lower abdomen, groin, thighs and inner arms. The localized forms of BP include (1) mucous membrane pemphigoid or cicatrical pemphigoid, (2) localized scarring pemphigoid or Brunsting-Perry pemphigoid, and (3) localized nonscarring pemphigoid. We report here on a case of localized nonscarring pemphigoid on the face of a 71-years-old man.
