Day #37 Bull Doesn’t React to White  Bullous pemphigoid is an acquired blistering disease leading to separation at the epidermal basement membrane. It is usually seen in patients 60-80 years old. Unlike pemphigus vulgaris, Bullous Pemphigoid has a negative Nikolsky’s sign and therefore has stable blisters. The Nikolsky’s sign is the ability to produce a blister by rubbing the skin adjacent to a natural blister. 

Day #37 Bull Doesn’t React to White 

Bullous pemphigoid is an acquired blistering disease leading to separation at the epidermal basement membrane. It is usually seen in patients 60-80 years old. Unlike pemphigus vulgaris, Bullous Pemphigoid has a negative Nikolsky’s sign and therefore has stable blisters. The Nikolsky’s sign is the ability to produce a blister by rubbing the skin adjacent to a natural blister. 

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