Bullous pemphigoid after boiling water burn

South Med J. 2010 Nov;103(11):1175-7. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181efb58c.

Abstract

Bullous pemphigoid is the most frequent autoimmune blistering disease, usually affecting elderly patients. Most cases are idiopathic. We report a case of bullous pemphigoid developing four weeks after a boiling water burn, initially at the site of the burn, then elsewhere.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen
  • Aged
  • Burns / complications*
  • Burns / immunology
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pemphigoid, Bullous / etiology*
  • Pemphigoid, Bullous / pathology