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PURPOSE: Pemphigoid is a well-recognized cutaneous lesion, occurring rarely in peristomal skin. We report the diagnosis and successful treatment of localized pemphigoid lesions adjacent to a colostomy. METHODS: We review the chart, immunofluorescence study, treatment, and follow-up of a patient with bullous lesions at a colostomy site. RESULT: Pemphigoid of the pericolostomy skin was diagnosed by immunofluorescence study and successfully treated with antibiotic. CONCLUSION: Diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a bullous lesion adjacent to a colostomy site. Diagnosis is easily made, and treatment is simple and efficacious.
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Maele, D.M.V., Reilly, J.C. Bullous pemphigoid at colostomy site. Dis Colon Rectum 40, 370–371 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02050431
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02050431