Rui Barata, Nuno Moreira Fonseca, Tiago Assis Pereira, Mário Góis, Helena Sousa, Dulce Carvalho, Francisco Ribeiro, Cândida Fernandes, Ana Pena, Fernando Nolasco
Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune bullous cutaneous disease. We report the case of a 60 year-old male patient whose kidney allograft failed and was on hemodialysis for the previous 16 months. After tapering immunosuppressive medication, he presented simultaneous bullous eruption and kidney allograft intolerance syndrome. Investigation showed a positive BP180 anti-basement membrane zone antibody and skin biopsy was consistent with bullous pemphigoid. The patient was treated with corticotherapy and bullous pemphigoid resolved...
October 7, 2021: Néphrologie & Thérapeutique