Narrowband UVB-induced lichen planus pemphigoides
| Autor: | Wai Man Mandy Chan, Joyce Siong See Lee, Colin Seng Thiam Theng, Sze Hon Chua, Hazel Hwee Boon Oon |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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| Zdroj: | Dermatology Reports, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp e43-e43 (2011) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2036-7392 2036-7406 |
| DOI: | 10.4081/dr.2011.e43 |
| Popis: | Lichen planus pemphigoides (LPP) is an autoimmune disease characterised by evolution of subepidermal blisters on normal and lichen planus affected skin. We describe a case of LPP in a 54-year-old Chinese woman. The patient presented with psoriasiform plaques and was diagnosed with guttate psoriasis. Narrowband ultraviolet B (NBUVB) therapy was commenced, and she experienced a generalised eruption of violaceous papules, bullae over the lower limbs, and Wickham’s striae over the buccal mucosa. Histology from a plaque revealed interface dermatitis, while a specimen from a blister showed subepidermal bulla. Direct immunofluorescence showed linear deposition of IgG and C3 along the basement membrane. A diagnosis of LPP was made on clinicopathological grounds. This is the first case report of NBUVB alone in unmasking LPP. In this case report, we describe the pathological mechanism of NBUVB in the development of LPP and key features distinguishing LPP from bullous lupus erythematosus, bullous lichen planus, bullous pemphigoid, and psoriasis. |
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