A Man with a Blistering Rash
Figure 18.1 A man with a blistering rash A skin biopsy was taken which showed a subepidermal blister with neutrophils and occasional eosinophils. PAS staining showed that the basement membrane…
A 57 Year Old Woman with Widespread Scales and Scattered Erosions
Figure 12.1 Scales over the patient’s face, ears and scalp with perioral and periorbital crusts Figure 12.2 Exfoliative scales covering the patient’s chest Figure 12.3 Scales over the patient’s legs…
Bullous Lesions on a Chronic Cutaneous Plaque
Figure 8.1 Multiple erosions and loose blisters on the base of the red brown indurated plaque with raised sharp borders and atrophic center on right upper chest with extension to…
Detached Epidermis in an Adult Female
Figure 20.1 (a) Epidermal sloughing on face with affection of the eyes and lips. (b) Epidermal sloughing on the back. (c, d) Hemorrhagic flaccid blisters on upper and lower limbs…
A Chronically Ill Teenager with Blisters and Scars
Figure 19.1 Blisters of varying sizes on the limb Figure 19.2 demonstrating an active blister with the background of an ulcer and secondary leucoderma Figure 19.2 An active blister with…
Case Report: An 11 Year-Old Girl with Blisters
Figure 17.1 Clinical presentation A lesional biopsy was performed for histological analysis see Fig. 17.2. Figure 17.2 Histological presentation Based on the case description, the clinical and histopathological pictures, what…
Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Figure 15.1 IgA granules within the papillary dermis Key Points to Case 1 1. DH can develop at any age, rarely in the very young, or in very elderly too…
A 52-Year-Old Italian Male with Widespread Blistering and Erosions Refractory to Regular Dose Prednisone
Figure 4.1 Scalp at initial presentation in March 2003 His co-morbidities included hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, obstructive sleep apnoea, gastro-oesophageal reflux, and lactose intolerance. In addition, his previous medical history included…
A 52 Year Old Man with Cerebriform Vegetating Masses on the Scalp
Figure 7.1 Hairless cerebriform vegetating mass on the scalp covered with pustules Based on the case description and the photograph, what is your diagnosis? 1. Pemphigus vegetans 2. Pemphigoid…
Desquamative Gingivitis Refractory to Conventional Treatments in a Young Female Desiring to Have a Child
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Dédée F. Murrell (ed.)Clinical Cases in Autoimmune Blistering DiseasesClinical Cases in Dermatology510.1007/978-3-319-10148-4_22 22. Desquamative Gingivitis Refractory to Conventional Treatments in a Young Female Desiring to Have a Child Kristen Whitney1…
