title: Brunsting-Perry pemphigoid simulating basal cell carcinoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Ft. Gordon, GA 30905-5650.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Monihan
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Guill
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G