Bullous pemphigoid and rheumatoid arthritis with herpes simplex in the vesicular fluid.
Six cases of bullous perphigoid in association with rheumatoid arthritis have previously been reported in the literature. In the case reported in this paper, herpes simplex virus was found in the vesicular fluid. It is the first time this has been reported to this author's knowledge; this finding may contribute to the knowledge of the ultimate etiology of pemphigoid.
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000382:microbiology*