Bullous diseases

Vesicles and bullae are the primary lesions in many diseases. Some are of short duration and are quite characteristic, such as those in poison ivy and herpes zoster. In other diseases, such as erythema multiforme and lichen planus, a blister may or may not occur during the course of the disease. Finally, there is a group of disorders in which bullae are present almost continuously during the period of active disease. These autoimmune blistering diseases tend to be chronic, and many are associated with tissue-bound or circulating antibodies. This series of lectures deals with those disorders.

Diagnosis

1. Diagnosis of Bullous Diseases

Autoimmune Blistering Diseases of the Basement Membrane Zone

1.  Bullous Diseases Pathophysiology
2.  Bullous Pemphigoid
3.  Bullous Pemphigoid Treatment
4.  Cicatricial Pemphigoid
5.  Cicatricial Pemphigoid Treatment
6.  Herpes Gestationis
7.  Linear IgA Dermatosis - Bullous Disease of Childhood
8.  Dermatitis Herpetiformis
9.  Dermatitis Herpetiformis Treatment
10. Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita
11. Epidermolysis Bullosa

Intraepidermal Autoimmune Blistering Diseases

1.  Pathophysiology of Intraepidermal Autoimmune Blistering Diseases
2.  Pemphigus Vulgaris
3.  Pemphigus Vulgaris Treatment
4.  Pemphigus Vegetans
5.  Pemphigus Foliaceus and Pemphigus Erythematosus
6.  Drug-Induced Pemphigus
7.  IgA Pemphigus
8.  Pemphigus Herpetiformis
9.  Paraneoplastic Pemphigus

Other bullous diseases

1. Familial Benign Pemphigus - Hailey and Hailey Disease
2. Bullae Diabeticorum

Author

Wendy Levinbook

Wendy Levinbook, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Dermatology), UConn Medical School