An acquired form of epidermolysis bullosa without immunoreactants. Report of a case.
A patient with a 10-year history of an acquired, scarring bullous eruption localized to the anterior surfaces of the lower extremities is described. Clinical, histologic, and electron microscopic features of an acquired form of epidermolysis bullosa are shown to occur in the absence of immune deposits, a finding not previously documented.
D000368:Aged; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000032:analysis*; D004820:Epidermolysis Bullosa / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012867:Skin / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex