Localized Linear IgA/IgG Bullous Dermatosis

Authors

  • Satoko Shimizu
  • Ken Natsuga
  • Satoru Shinkuma
  • Chikako Yasui
  • Kikuo Tsuchiya
  • Hiroshi Shimizu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-0985

Keywords:

l inear IgA/IgG bullous dermatosis, linear IgA bullous dermatosis, bullous disease, BP180, collagen XVII, immunoblotting.

Abstract

Linear IgA/IgG bullous dermatosis (LAGBD) is an auto­immune blistering disease characterized by the local accumulation of IgA- and IgG-class anti-basement membrane autoantibodies. It typically presents as a generalized pruritic vesiculobullous eruption. No cases of localized LAGBD have yet been reported. We report a case of a 78-year-old man with LAGBD localized to the perianal area. The patient complained of suffering from persistent ulcers around the anus for more than 3 years. Physical examination revealed several blisters and ulcers up to 2-cm in diameter around the anus. No lesions were found elsewhere on the body. Histological analysis of a skin biopsy revealed subepidermal blistering, while direct immunofluorescence showed the linear deposition of IgA and IgG antibodies at the dermoepidermal junction. Indirect immunofluorescence of normal human skin whose layers had been separated using 1M NaCl showed the binding of both IgA and IgG to the epidermal side. Immunoblotting demonstrated the presence of circulating IgA and IgG autoantibodies that bound to a 120-kDa protein. This is the first case of localized LAGBD whose skin lesions were restricted to the perianal region.

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Published

2010-09-22

How to Cite

Shimizu, S., Natsuga, K., Shinkuma, S., Yasui, C., Tsuchiya, K., & Shimizu, H. (2010). Localized Linear IgA/IgG Bullous Dermatosis. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 90(6), 621–624. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-0985

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