Unusual bullous pemphigoid without infiltration of inflammatory cells in the skin lesions

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an inflammatory subepidermal blistering disease associated with an autoimmune response to BP180 and/or BP230. The histopathological findings demonstrate subepidermal blisters with the infiltration of eosinophils and neutrophils [1]. This report describes a Japanese patient with BP, in whom only a few inflammatory cells were observed in the skin lesions.An 84-year-old Japanese female presented with tense blisters. She had no particular family history; however, she had been [...]