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. 2020 Nov-Dec;65(6):547-548.
doi: 10.4103/ijd.IJD_660_19.

A Case of Localized Bullous Pemphigoid Associated with an Arteriovenous Fistula

Ju Wang Jang  1 , Chang Hwa Song  2 , You Jin Jung  2 , Tae Lim Kim  1 , Hyun-Min Seo  1 , Young Gyun Kim  1 , Joung Soo Kim  1
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A Case of Localized Bullous Pemphigoid Associated with an Arteriovenous Fistula

Ju Wang Jang et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2020 Nov-Dec.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) Brown hyperpigmentation and mild edema of the dorsum of the right hand. The skin lesion was located in distal part of the arteriovenous fistula. (b) Localized erythematous vesicle (black arrow)
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Subepidermal blister (H and E, ×12.5) (b) With eosinophilic infiltration (H and E, ×100). (c) Papillary dermis showed increased vascularity (H and E, ×40). (d) There were thickened capillaries with perivascular hemosiderin deposit (H and E, ×400)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Positive direct immunofluorescence staining for IgG (a) and C3 (b) along the basement membrane zone (Direct immunofluorescence staining, ×100)
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