China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (11): 719-721.doi: 10.12144/zgmfskin202111719

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Nonbullous pemphigoid: a case report

FANG Xiaokai1,2, SUN Yonghu2, ZHOU Guizhi2, YANG Baoqi2, ZHANG Furen2   

  1. 1 Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China; 2 Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Disease&Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250022, China 
  • Online:2021-11-15 Published:2021-09-15
  • Contact: YANG Baoqi,E-mail: baoqiyang@126.com

Abstract: A 70-year-old male presented with polymorphic erythema and papules without blisters all over his body with pruritus for more than 3 months. Biopsy showed mild intercellular edema in the spinous layer, lymphocyte and eosinophilic granulocyte infiltration around superficial dermal vessels. Direct immunofluorescence showed negative IgG, C3, IgM and IgA between epidermal cells and basement membrane. Indirect immunofluorescence showed positive pemphigoid circulating antibody IgG with the titer of 1:40. Human salt-split skin indirect immunofluorescence showed positive circulating antibody IgG on epidermis side. The patient was diagnosed as nonbullous pemphigoid, and was given niacinamide, tetracycline combined tripterygium glycosides orally, accompany with topical halometasone cream. The lesions basically disappeared after 2 months.