title: Subepidermal blistering disorders: a clinical and histopathologic review.
abstract: The subepidermal blistering disorders are comprised of a number of unrelated disorders with a diverse clinical presentation and pathogenic basis that share in common the presence of blister formation beneath the epidermis. Many of the disorders are both debilitating and potentially fatal. Timely and accurate diagnosis facilitates their appropriate management. The etiologic, clinical, and pathologic attributes as well as the treatment of these disorders including bullous pemphigoid, epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, dermatitis herpetiformis, linear IgA dermatosis, cicatricial pemphigold, herpes gestationis,and porphyria cutanea tarda are described.
authors.affiliation: Divison of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, MDC 19, Tampa, FL 33612-4799, USA.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kolanko
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bickle
authors.forename: Connie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Keehn
authors.forename: L Frank
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Glass
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy