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Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous

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Definition: Skin diseases characterized by local or general distributions of blisters. They are classified according to the site and mode of blister formation. Lesions can appear spontaneously or be precipitated by infection, trauma, or sunlight. Etiologies include immunologic and genetic factors. (From Scientific American Medicine, 1990)  GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse X ref SNEDDON-WILKINSON DISEASE with SNEDDON SYNDROME   
Examples Acantholysis; Blister; Dermatitis Herpetiformis; Eczema, Dyshidrotic; Epidermolysis Bullosa; Erythema Multiforme; Hydroa Vacciniforme; Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane; Pemphigoid, Bullous; Pemphigoid Gestationis; Pemphigus; Pemphigus, Benign Familial 		Other names Vesiculobullous Skin Diseases; Vesicular Skin Diseases; Subcorneal Pustular Dermatosis; Sneddon-Wilkinson Disease; Skin Diseases, Vesicular; Skin Diseases, Bullous; Pustular Dermatosis, Subcorneal; Bullous Skin Diseases; Vesiculobullous Skin Disease; Vesicular Skin Disease; Subcorneal Pustular Dermatoses; Sneddon Wilkinson Disease; Skin Disease, Vesiculobullous; Skin Disease, Vesicular; Skin Disease, Bullous; Pustular Dermatoses, Subcorneal; Dermatosis, Subcorneal Pustular; Dermatoses, Vesiculobullous; Dermatoses, Subcorneal Pustular; Dermatoses, Bullous
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Papular urticaria  0   *Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous *Urticaria.
Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis  0   *Eosinophilia *Folliculitis *Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous.

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