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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-11-8
pubmed:abstractText
Linear IgA/IgG bullous dermatosis (LAGBD) is an auto-immune blistering disease characterized by the local accumulation of IgA- and IgG-class anti-basement membrane autoantibodies. It typically presents as a generalized pruritic vesiculobullous eruption. No cases of localized LAGBD have yet been reported. We report a case of a 78-year-old man with LAGBD localized to the perianal area. The patient complained of suffering from persistent ulcers around the anus for more than 3 years. Physical examination revealed several blisters and ulcers up to 2-cm in diameter around the anus. No lesions were found elsewhere on the body. Histological analysis of a skin biopsy revealed subepidermal blistering, while direct immunofluorescence showed the linear deposition of IgA and IgG antibodies at the dermoepidermal junction. Indirect immunofluorescence of normal human skin whose layers had been separated using 1M NaCl showed the binding of both IgA and IgG to the epidermal side. Immunoblotting demonstrated the presence of circulating IgA and IgG autoantibodies that bound to a 120-kDa protein. This is the first case of localized LAGBD whose skin lesions were restricted to the perianal region.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0001-5555
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
90
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
621-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Administration, Oral, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Anal Canal, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Autoantibodies, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Autoantigens, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Biopsy, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Blister, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Dapsone, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Glucocorticoids, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Immunoblotting, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Immunoglobulin A, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Male, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Non-Fibrillar Collagens, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Prednisolone, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Skin, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Skin Ulcer, pubmed-meshheading:21057747-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Localized linear IgA/IgG bullous dermatosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan. satoko.shimizu@nifty.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports