Bachmeyer Claude, Cabanne-Hamy Aurélie, Moguelet Philippe, Doizi Steeve, Callard Patrice
Service de Médecine Interne and Service d'Anatomopathologie, CHU Tenon (AP-HP), Paris, France.
South Med J. 2010 Nov;103(11):1175-7. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181efb58c.
Bullous pemphigoid is the most frequent autoimmune blistering disease, usually affecting elderly patients. Most cases are idiopathic. We report a case of bullous pemphigoid developing four weeks after a boiling water burn, initially at the site of the burn, then elsewhere.