A bullous pemphigoid-like skin eruption after a chemical burn (original) (raw)

Bullous pemphigoid is a blistering disorder characterized by antibody deposition in the lamina lucida of the basement membrane zone. In addition to the idiopathic form, there are many agents that have been implicated in inducing bullous pemphigoid or bullous pemphigoid-like lesions. We describe a patient who developed a bullous pemphigoid-like eruption after a chemical burn. (J Am Acad Dermatol 1998;38:337-40.) Bullous pemphigoid (BP) and bullous pemphigoid-like skin eruptions have occurred after physical trauma, 1 thermal burns, 2 ultraviolet light exposure, 3,4 radiotherapy, 5 and systemic medications. 6-8 We describe an unusual presentation of a bullous pemphigoid-like skin eruption after exposure to isothiazolinone and glutaraldehyde.