Monihan J M, Nguyen T H, Guill M A
Department of Pathology, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Ft. Gordon, GA 30905-5650.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 1989 Aug;21(2 Pt 2):331-4. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(89)80028-3.
The cases of three patients whose initial clinical presentations suggested superficial multicentric basal cell carcinoma are reported. Although routine histologic examinations were nonspecific, direct immunofluorescence studies showed immunoglobin and/or complement deposition patterns diagnostic of Brunsting-Perry variant pemphigoid. There is a wide spectrum of clinical presentation of Brunsting-Perry pemphigoid. In cases in which there is a minimum of blistering activity, the use of direct immunofluorescence is invaluable for definitive diagnosis.
