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A rare localized variant of bullous pemphigoid that occurs mainly in older people. It comprises a phase of itching followed by varying degrees of blistering.
The pretiabilae variant affects about 1% of the total BP collective (Chang YT et al. 1996). This variant has been described after application of a PD-1 inhibitor in the treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma (Kyle T el al. 2018).
An exclusively palmar and plantar localized variant of localized bullous pemphigoid is referred to as "dyshidrosiform bullous pemphigoid".
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Circulating pemphigoid antibodies are not always detectable. In these cases it can be tried to detect antibodies directly from the bladder contents.
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- Keyle T et al. (2018) Localized pretiabial bullous pemphigoid under pembrolizumab therapy for metastatic melanoma. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 16: 196-198
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