linear IgA dermatosis of adulthood

linear IgA dermatosis of adulthood
an autoimmune skin disorder usually seen in adults over age 60, clinically resembling bullous pemphigoid. Characteristics include deposition of immunoglobulin A in lines along the dermoepidermal junction, forming vesicular bullous lesions. Cf. chronic bullous dermatosis of childhood.

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