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Lower Extremity Salvage in the Setting of Bullous Pemphigoid Exacerbation: A Case Report

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune blistering disease where patients suffer from painful bullae, often covering large portions of the skin and requiring management with immune-suppression. Our case report of recurring bullous pemphigoid illustrates the importance of considering immunosuppressive perioperative management in patients with a history of autoimmune blistering even when the disease has been quiescent for some time. With multidisciplinary care and immune suppressive therapies in the perioperative period, a free flap complicated by recurrent bullous pemphigoid can be salvaged.

Source: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open

DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000003722

Authors: Samara E. Pollock, Shauna M. Rice, Sarah D. Ferree, Jonathan Friedstat, Kyle Eberlin, Arianne S Kourosh