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BLISTERING SKIN ERUPTION |
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bullous disorders: |
pemphigus [intra-epidermal and rupture easily; mucosal involvement; may be precipitated by drugs]pemphigoid [sub-epidermal; usually no mucosal involvement; may occur as side-effect of certain drugs]dermatitis herpetiformis [typical distribution; very itchy; associated with coeliac disease]epidermolysis bullosa [various forms, varying severity]porphyria cutanea tarda [alcoholic liver disease]staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome [Ritter's disease; exfoliative toxin of Staph. aureus; intra-epithelial blisters]toxic epidermal necrolysis [Lyell's disease; secondary to drugs; painful skin; sub-epidermal] |
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other skin disease: |
erythema multiforme / Stevens-Johnson syndrome [painless skin]discoid lupus lichen planus scalds / burns (heat, chemicals, frostbite)barbiturate overdose insect bites severe dermatitis cheiropompholyx atypical pyoderma gangrenosum |
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infections: |
tinea pedis syphilis |
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viral: |
variola varicella-zoster herpes simplex |
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