Bullous Pemphigoid in a Renal Transplant Recipient, A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Authors

  • Fatemeh Mohaghegh Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center and Department of Dermatology, Isfahan Medical School, Isfahan University School of Medicine, Isfahan, Iran Author
  • Roghaye Sadat Khalili Tembi Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center and Department of Dermatology, Isfahan Medical School, Isfahan University School of Medicine, Isfahan, Iran Author

Abstract

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune disease with chronic, recurrent bullous eruptions. BP has been reported to be associated with drugs, physical stimuli, malignancies, and immune abnormalities. Its association with renal transplant is rare and only 12 cases have been reported until now. We present a case of BP in a 33-year-old man with history of bladder exstrophy from birth and renal transplantation from 5 years ago. There was no finding in favour of his disease was caused by graft rejection, drug usage, or viral infection. Therefore, BP could be an accidental finding in this patient with idiopathic aetiology.

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Author Biographies

  • Fatemeh Mohaghegh, Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center and Department of Dermatology, Isfahan Medical School, Isfahan University School of Medicine, Isfahan, Iran
  • Roghaye Sadat Khalili Tembi, Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center and Department of Dermatology, Isfahan Medical School, Isfahan University School of Medicine, Isfahan, Iran

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Published

2020-09-18

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 5 (2020): September

Section

CASE REPORT | Transplantation

How to Cite

Bullous Pemphigoid in a Renal Transplant Recipient, A Case Report and Review of the Literature. (2020). Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases, 14(5), 415-417. https://www.ijkd.org/index.php/ijkd/article/view/5089