Avtor/Urednik		Dolenc-Voljč, Mateja; Žgavec, Borut; Vizjak, Alenka; Luzar, Boštjan
Naslov		Figurate erythema in a patient with bullous pemphigoid and Toxocara infection
Tip		članek
Vol. in št.		Letnik 22, št. 4
Leto izdaje		2013
Obseg		str. 87-89
ISSN		1318-4458 - Acta dermatovenerologica Alpina, Panonica, et Adriatica
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Figurate erythema can appear in a wide spectrum of dermatological diseases. Rarely, it can present as an atypical manifestation of bullous pemphigoid. Among eosinophilic dermatoses, figurate erythema may appear in Wells syndrome, which has been occasionally reported in association with Toxocara infection. We present the case of an older female patient diagnosed with bullous pemphigoid, who presented with an unusual combination of blisters and figurate erythema outside the area of blister formation. In addition, high blood eosinophilia associated with lymph node and bone marrow eosinophilia was diagnosed and was causally related to Toxocara canis infection. The patient was treated with dapsone for bullous pemphigoid and with albendazole for toxocariosis, with complete regression of all skin lesions and blood eosinophilia. This paper discusses the possible etiopathogenesis of figurate erythema in our patient and summarizes previous clinical and histological findings in bullous pemphigoid and eosinophilic dermatoses presenting with figurate erythema lesions.
Proste vsebinske oznake		dermatological diseases figurate erythema Toxocara infection dermatološke bolezni figurate eritem okužba Toxocara