High-Frequency Color Doppler Sonography of Bullous Pemphigoid: Correlation With Histologic Findings

Bullous pemphigoid is the most frequent autoimmune-mediated blistering skin disease, belonging to the group of subepidermal bullae. We performed high-frequency color Doppler sonography in 3 cases of bullous pemphigoid, in bullous and adjacent non-bullous skin, which showed homogeneous sonographic fi...

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Published in:Journal of ultrasound in medicine 2016-08, Vol.35 (8), p.1821-1825
Main Authors: Porriño-Bustamante, María Librada, Alfageme, Fernando, Suárez, Lola, de Domingo, María Antonia González, Hospital, Mercedes, Roustán, Gastón
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged, 80 and over
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Histological Techniques - methods
Humans
Male
Pemphigoid, Bullous - diagnostic imaging
Pemphigoid, Bullous - pathology
Skin - diagnostic imaging
Skin - pathology
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color - methods
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Summary:Bullous pemphigoid is the most frequent autoimmune-mediated blistering skin disease, belonging to the group of subepidermal bullae. We performed high-frequency color Doppler sonography in 3 cases of bullous pemphigoid, in bullous and adjacent non-bullous skin, which showed homogeneous sonographic findings. Subepidermal cystic structures with dermal hypoechogenicity were observed in bullous skin. In nonbullous skin, the dermis showed hypoechogenicity compared to normal skin. Color Doppler signals were increased in both areas. These findings correlate histologically with subepidermal bullae and dermal inflammatory infiltrates.
ISSN:0278-4297
1550-9613
DOI:10.7863/ultra.15.09079