Bullous pemphigoid in an elderly patient with myelodysplastic syndrome and refractory anemia coupled with excess of blast

• Main Authors: Lee, Y.Y., Bee, P.C., Lee, C.K., Naiker, M., Ismail, R.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/2773/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22346286

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) has a recognized association with solid organ tumors, but is relatively rare in hematological malignancies. We report a 67-year-old male who developed BP after being diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome and refractory anemia with excess of blast (RAEB). Skin biopsy elucida...