
doi: 10.5070/d36222v7f3
pmid: 17511948
A 29-year-old woman presented with 8 months of multiple vesicles, erosions, and milia on the dorsa of her hands and feet. Histopathologic examination demonstrated a subepidermal blister, with a paucity of eosinophils and a lack of blood vessel wall thickening or caterpillar bodies. A direct immunofluorescence test showed a linear deposit of IgG at the dermo-epidermal junction. These findings were consistent with a diagnosis of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita. This case is a classic example of this rare blistering disease, in which patients produce autoantibodies to collagen VII, which is the major component of the anchoring fibrils.
Adult, Foot, Biopsy, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal, Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita, Hand, Diagnosis, Differential, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct, Immunoglobulin G, Humans, Female, Dapsone, Follow-Up Studies, Skin
Adult, Foot, Biopsy, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal, Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita, Hand, Diagnosis, Differential, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct, Immunoglobulin G, Humans, Female, Dapsone, Follow-Up Studies, Skin
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