| A rare acquired subepidermal autoimmune bullous disease with characteristics of polymorphic cutaneous lesions (blisters, urticarial lesions or scars/milia) associated with immunoglobulin G deposition in the basement membrane zone. Lesions are frequently localized on extremities, trunk, palmoplantar and cephalic areas as well as mucous membranes. The disease predominantly affects elderly people. The exact etiology is unknown but may be related to laminin gamma-1, consistent with the identified characteristics of the p200 protein (an acidic non-collagenous N-linked glycoprotein localized within the lower lamina lucida outside of hemidesmosomes). |
