title: Pemphigus vulgaris with tense bullae.
abstract: We report a case of a 51-year-old woman with a history of type II diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia presenting with pain, swelling, and crusting of the lips. One year after onset of mucosal lesions, she developed an abdominal eruption with several tense vesicles and bullae on an erythematous base. The hematoxylin and eosin stain sample was consistent with a diagnosis of pemphigus vulgaris. The tense bullae of our patient highlight a rare phenotype of pemphigus vulgaris, which fits the mucocutaneous type because of involvement of the oral mucosa, with the exception of the findings of tense bullae.
authors: Student at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, CA. emilietnguyen@gmail.com.
authors: Emilie T
authors: ET
authors: Nguyen
authors: Dermatology Resident at the Los Angeles Medical Center in CA. shinko.k.lin@kp.org.
authors: Shinko K
authors: SK
authors: Lin
authors: Director of Dermatology Research for the Department of Dermatology at the Los Angeles Medical Center in CA. jashinwu@hotmail.com.
authors: Jashin J
authors: JJ
authors: Wu
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall; D001768:Blister / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000473:pathology*