Indian Dermatology Online Journal (Jan 2014)

Localized bullous pemphigoid on sites of radiotherapy and lymphedema in the same patient

  • Manikoth P Binitha,
  • Veeravalli V Vishnu,
  • Sukumarakurup Sreekanth,
  • O K Reena Mariyath

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.146170
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 6
pp. 101 – 103

Abstract

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Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a blistering disorder due to autoantibodies to the epidermal basement membrane zone. The triggering factor could be localized damage to the skin by physical or chemical agents. We report a case of a 68-year-old woman with a three year history of oral lesions of BP following radiotherapy for carcinoma of the hypopharynx, and a three month history of BP over lymphedematous sites on the right hand and right lower limb. Localized BP induced by radiotherapy or lymphedema is rare; both factors working simultaneously in the same patient is even rarer.

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