Korean J Dermatol.  1999 Mar;37(3):413-416.

Bullous Pemphigoid with Peripheral Blood Hypereosinophilia

• Ban DH
• Kim YK
• Choi GS
• Koo SW
• Lee JH
• Kim SC

Abstract

Bullous pemphigoid(BP) is a bullous disease in elderly people characterized by subepidermal bullae on erythematous and normal skin. Peripheral blood easinophilia have been reported in the patients with BP, and blood eosinophilia may be related to disease activity and severity in BP. We report a 70-year old man BP. He showed peripheral blood eosinophilia, and was treated successfully with a combination of low dose steroids & tetracycline-niacinamide(T-N) therapy. The eosinophil counts fell to normal levels as the skin lesion cleared.

Keyword

Bullous pemphigoid; Eosinophilia; Tetracycline-niacinamide therapy

MeSH Terms

Aged
Eosinophilia
Eosinophils
Humans
Pemphigoid, Bullous*
Skin
Steroids
Steroids