CASE REPORT
Localized Zosteriform bullous Pemphigoid on the Sites of a Healed Herpes Zoster: A Case Report and Literature Review
Awad Hasan Al-Tarawneh1, *
1 Department of Internal Medicine And Forensic Medicine, Faculty Of Medicine, Mu`tah University, Al-Karak, Jordan
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2022Volume: 16
E-location ID: e187437222210210
Publisher ID: e187437222210210
DOI: 10.2174/18743722-v16-e221020-2022-7
Article History:
Received Date: 17/4/2022Revision Received Date: 2/9/2022
Acceptance Date: 22/9/2022
Electronic publication date: 14/12/2022
Collection year: 2022
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Background:
Localized zosteriform bullous pemphigoid is a rare variant of bullous pemphigoid that is considered a manifestation of Wolf`s isotopic response. Only a few cases have been reported. We add another case to the body of knowledge in order to shed the light on this uncommon variant of bullous pemphigoid.
Case Report:
A 67-year old female patient developed vesiculobullous lesions at the sites of healed herpes zoster. The patient was diagnosed as a case of zosteriform bullous pemphigoid based on the clinical presentation and skin biopsy findings.
Conclusion:
Zosteriform bullous pemphigoid is a rare manifestation of Wolf`s isotopic response. A Skin biopsy must be performed early to ensure proper diagnosis and management.
Keywords: Herpes zoster, Zosteriform, Bullous pemphigoid, Isotopic response, Skin biopsy, Skin disease.
