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CASE REPORT

Case Report: Omalizumab Successfully Treated Recalcitrant Bullous Pemphigoid in an Elderly Patient with Multiple Comorbidities

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Pages 1391-1396 | Published online: 21 Jul 2022

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Figure 1 (A) On admission, urticarial erythema and papules on the trunk and extremities. Isolated tense blisters and bullae on the abdomen and bilateral thighs (B and C) erythema on the back and lower limbs progressed, with more new vesicles continuing to appear on the legs. (D) Erythema transformed into hyperpigmentation.

Figure 1 (A) On admission, urticarial erythema and papules on the trunk and extremities. Isolated tense blisters and bullae on the abdomen and bilateral thighs (B and C) erythema on the back and lower limbs progressed, with more new vesicles continuing to appear on the legs. (D) Erythema transformed into hyperpigmentation.

Figure 2 Pathology of skin biopsy from the lesions on the left thigh showed subepidermal blister formation with eosinophilic infiltrate, dermal vascular proliferation with lymphocytes, and eosinophil infiltration. (A) Magnification ×40, (B) magnification × 100, (C) magnification × 200, (D) magnification × 200.

Figure 2 Pathology of skin biopsy from the lesions on the left thigh showed subepidermal blister formation with eosinophilic infiltrate, dermal vascular proliferation with lymphocytes, and eosinophil infiltration. (A) Magnification ×40, (B) magnification × 100, (C) magnification × 200, (D) magnification × 200.