Flame figures in bullous pemphigoid.
We report a patient with bullous pemphigoid showing prominent flame figures on skin biopsy. Although flame figures are the histological hallmark of eosinophilic cellulitis, they are occasionally seen in a variety of other dermatoses.
Beer
T W
TW
Department of Histopathology, General Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Langtry
J A
JA
Phillips
W G
WG
Wojnarowska
F
F
D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*