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ArticleThe American journal of case reports2021

Atypical Bullous Pemphigoid After Linagliptin Intake.

Samer Dbouk, Nagham Bazzi, Wajih Abdulrassoul Saad, Adderly Toribio, Maya Habre, Antoine Salloum

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Article in The American journal of case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Samer DboukDepartment of General Surgery, Al Zahraa Hospital University Medical Center, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Nagham BazziFaculty of Medicine, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Wajih Abdulrassoul SaadDepartment of Oncology, Al Zahraa Hospital University Medical Center, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Adderly ToribioDepartment of Internal Medicine, Roger William Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA.
Maya HabreDepartment of Dermatology, Saint Georges Hospital University Medical Center (UMC), Beirut, Lebanon.
Antoine SalloumDepartment of Internal Medicine, Roger William Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA.
Lebanese University · LBProvidence College · USSaint George Hospital · LBUniversity Medical Center Rizk Hospital · LB

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Abstract

BACKGROUND Bullous pemphigoid is a common pruritic skin lesion reported in elderly patients. It is caused by an immunologic reaction between autoantibodies and hemidesmosome proteins of epithelial cells. The disease is characterized by a symmetrical blister distribution on the body. Diagnosis should be suspected in elderly patients presenting with a tense blister on normal-appearing skin or on an erythematous base. In the literature, several forms of typical bullous pemphigoid after treatment with linagliptin have been reported. However, this is the first reported case of atypical nonbullous pemphigoid after linagliptin intake. CASE REPORT A 77-year-old woman presented with multiple erythematous papules and nodules on the upper extremities and trunk. The patient was being treated with linagliptin for diabetes. Diagnosis was made with biopsy and histopathological studies, followed by direct immunofluorescence. The histopathological study showed a subepidermal blister with an underlying polymorphous infiltrate, mainly of an eosinophilic profile. Direct immunofluorescence showed linear IgG and C3 antibodies to hemidesmosomes at the lamina lucida of the basement membrane. Thus, the diagnosis of atypical nonbullous pemphigoid was made. CONCLUSIONS This report emphasizes the great variety of bullous pemphigoid presentation and the need for a greater level of awareness of the adverse effects of linagliptin. Thus, atypical nonbullous pemphigoid should be considered among the potential differential diagnoses in patients with multiple erythematous papules and nodules on the upper extremities and trunk.

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Pemphigoid, BullousAgedAutoantibodiesBasement MembraneBlisterFemaleHumansLinagliptinAutoantibodiesLinagliptin

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