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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2023

Case report: A case of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita with IgG and IgM anti-basement membrane zone antibodies relapsed after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination.

Satoko Minakawa, Yasushi Matsuzaki, Shogo Yao, Chihiro Sagara, Eijiro Akasaka, Hiroshi Koga, Norito Ishii, Takashi Hashimoto, Daisuke Sawamura

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Satoko MinakawaDepartment of Dermatology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Aomori, Japan.
Yasushi MatsuzakiDepartment of Dermatology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Aomori, Japan.
Shogo YaoDepartment of Dermatology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Aomori, Japan.
Chihiro SagaraDepartment of Dermatology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Aomori, Japan.
Eijiro AkasakaDepartment of Dermatology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Aomori, Japan.
Hiroshi KogaDepartment of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
Norito IshiiDepartment of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
Takashi HashimotoDepartment of Dermatology, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Daisuke SawamuraDepartment of Dermatology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Aomori, Japan.
Hirosaki University · JPKurume University · JPTokyo Metropolitan University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of autoimmune bullous disease (AIBD) with IgG and IgM autoantibodies against epidermal basement membrane zone (BMZ), which showed recurrence of mucocutaneous lesions after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mRNA vaccination. A 20-year-old Japanese woman with a 4-year history of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) presented to our clinic. She noticed fever and rash on the same day and visited at our hospital 2 days later. Physical examination revealed blisters, erosions and erythema on the face, shoulder, back, upper arms, and lower lip. A skin biopsy from the forehead showed subepidermal blister. Direct immunofluorescence showed linear depositions of IgG, IgM, and C3c in the epidermal BMZ. By indirect immunofluorescence of 1M NaCl-split normal human skin, circulating IgG autoantibodies were bound to the dermal side of the split at 1:40 serum dilution, and circulating IgM antibodies were bound to the epidermal side of the spilt. After the increase of prednisolone dose to 15 mg/day, the mucocutaneous lesions resolved in a week. The present case is the first case of possible EBA with IgG and IgM anti-BMZ antibodies, in which the mucocutaneous lesions were recurred after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination. Clinicians should be aware that bullous pemphigoid-like AIBDs, including EBA and IgM pemphigoid, might be developed after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination.

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autoimmune blistering diseasesEBAenzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)immunofluorescencetype VII collagen

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