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Case Number : Case 922 - 3rd January Posted By: Guest

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75 years old female. Persistent itchy plaques on back, almost blistering.

Case posted by Dr. Richard Carr.


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Dr. Mona Abdel-Halim

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Esinophil rich infiltrate, spongiotic epidermis, I can see an esinophil along the basal cell layer, together with the clinical presentation, my first possibility is prodromal stage of pemphigoid.

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Guest Saleem Taibjee

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I agree with Mona. Would also need to exclude scabies.

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Guest Mazen charaf iddin

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I see the lesion is in the dermis and the epidermal changes are reactive
may be I am far a little bit , and the sit is not typical, but in low power look like angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosionphilia , or as dr saleem has said reaction to insect bits such as bed bugs
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Guest Maria George

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Low power points to insect bite ,lupus or drug erption.In HP there ire cell with cleaved nuclei .I want to add eosinophilic granuloma .Localzed LCH.

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Guest Ali Y. Hashim

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It could be due to reaction to insect bite or drug. CPC is essential to settle the Dx.

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Guest Dr.Yüksel Okumuş

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Early (prebullous) urticarial lesions of Pemfigoid.

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Sasi Attili

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Agree. DD includes insect bites and pre-bullous pemphigoid.

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Guest Romualdo

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Agree with pre-bullous pemphigoid and insect bite reaction. Against the former is the near absence of intraepidermic eosinophils and against the latter the location of the lesions on sun protected part of the body. I prefer pre-bullous pemphigoid.

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Eman El-Nabarawy

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DD: Pre-bulbous pemphigoid and insect bite reaction.

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Robledo F. Rocha

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I’d add late inflammatory variant of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita. There are signs of epidermal re-epithelization from adnexal epithelial structures, fibrosis of the superficial dermis, and a miliary infundibular cyst. Against this hypothesis, site is not trauma-related.

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Guest Ahmed F Lazim

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Bullos pemphigoid , urticarial stage , there are both spongiosis and focus subepidermal early separation at hair follicle

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Dr. Richard Carr

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The diagnosis is post treatment hypersentitivity reaction to Scabies (often referred to as nodular scabies). I reported a pre-treatment biopsy as favouring an arthropod reaction. Another resident in the elderly care home had been diagnosed with Scabies and all the residents including this one had been treated. Have to say this case morphologically looks identical to other cases of the same I have seen and would be my [b]first thought on H&E[/b]. Too dense lymphoid for bullous pemphigoid (in my experience). I did want you to mention angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophils (but the vessels here just reactive and lack the distinctive amophilic abundant slightly glassy cytoplasm) and I have had trouble with granuloma faciale v's insect bites on the head. Well done to those who specifically mentioned Scabies - i.e. Mark!
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Guest Jim Davie MD

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Drug hypersensitivity reaction is my impression. Otherwise agree with the above comprehensive differentials.

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Eosinophil-rich V-shaped inflammatory infiltrate with spongiosis. I think it is persistent insect bite reaction.

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