title: Bullous pemphigoid--an adverse effect of ampicillin.
abstract: A young patient developed an acute self-limited bullous eruption shortly following ampicillin ingestion, with histopathological and immunofluorescent features fulfilling the criteria of bullous pemphigoid. A review of the relevant literature is made with special emphasis on the heterogenous and sometimes misleading faces of drug-induced bullous pemphigoid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hodak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ben-Shetrit
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ingber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sandbank
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000667:Ampicillin