Dermatologic Research And Therapy
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Bullous Pemphigoid Triggered by Artificial Hip Made of Titanium Alloy: A Case Report and Review of Triggers for Bullous Pemphigoid
Nov 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2471-2175.jdrt-15-698
Wen-Zhong XiangCorresponding author
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is one of the most common autoimmune blistering diseases. Here, we report an old woman presented with a 2-month history of bullous lesions located just over the skin of the right thigh and buttock where the orthopedics operation was performed using artificial hip made of titanium alloy and a twenty days history of similar lesions involving the rest of the body gradually.