What are Bullous Diseases?

Bullous Diseases
Bullous Diseases. H&E-200x. Subepidermal cleft showing intact roof and neutrophilic inflammatoryinfiltrate with fibrin deposition on the floor. Linear IgA bullous dermatosis: report of an exuberant case. Souza BC, Fregonesi NC, Tebcherani AJ, Sanchez AP, Aoki V, Fernandes JC - Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (2013). Not Altered. CC.

Bullous diseases are blistering disorders a skin condition characterized by fluid-filled skin swellings.

Examples of bullous diseases include:

  • Pemphigus vulgaris 
  • Bullous pemphigoid
  • Cicatricial pemphigoid
  • Dermatitis herpetiformis