Vesicular pemphigoid is a cutaneous condition, a clinical variant of
bullous pemphigoid
Bullous pemphigoid (type of pemphigoid) is an autoimmune pruritic skin disease which typically occurs in people aged over 60, that may involve the formation of blisters ( bullae) in the space between the epidermal and dermal skin layers. It i ...
, characterized by a
dermatitis herpetiformis
Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is a chronic autoimmune blistering skin condition, characterised by intensely itchy blisters filled with a watery fluid. DH is a cutaneous manifestation of coeliac disease, although the exact causal mechanism is not k ...
-like presentation with grouped small tense blisters.
See also
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Bullosis diabeticorum
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List of cutaneous conditions
References
Chronic blistering cutaneous conditions
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