TY - JOUR
T1 - A Geriatric Patient with Bullous Pemphigoid Limited to a Surgical Intervention Area
AU - Lieten, Siddhartha
AU - Faict, Sebastian Joan F
AU - De Coninck, Arlette
AU - Debain, Aziz
AU - Bravenboer, Bert
AU - Scheerlinck, Thierry
AU - Mets, Tony
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Background: Bullous Pemphigoid (BP) is uncommon, but becomes more frequent at older age
(mainly >70 y).
Case Report: We report a 78-year-old woman who developed blisters, limited to the site of an
orthopedic surgical area, occurring one week after the intervention. BP was confirmed by histology
but immunofluorescence studies were negative. Risk factors for BP were old age, and the use of a
loop diuretic and a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor. The course was benign with a good response
upon topical steroid therapy.
Conclusion: In the literature, localized cases of BP are reported that occurred, either around surgical
wounds, or after topical iodine application. In our patient, the operation area had been disinfected
with IsobetadineR (Povidone-Iodine hydroalcoholic solution 5%) and had been protected with
OpsiteR adhesive film
AB - Background: Bullous Pemphigoid (BP) is uncommon, but becomes more frequent at older age
(mainly >70 y).
Case Report: We report a 78-year-old woman who developed blisters, limited to the site of an
orthopedic surgical area, occurring one week after the intervention. BP was confirmed by histology
but immunofluorescence studies were negative. Risk factors for BP were old age, and the use of a
loop diuretic and a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor. The course was benign with a good response
upon topical steroid therapy.
Conclusion: In the literature, localized cases of BP are reported that occurred, either around surgical
wounds, or after topical iodine application. In our patient, the operation area had been disinfected
with IsobetadineR (Povidone-Iodine hydroalcoholic solution 5%) and had been protected with
OpsiteR adhesive film
M3 - Article
VL - 6
JO - Clinics in Surgery
JF - Clinics in Surgery
SN - 2474-1647
M1 - 3141
ER -