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  • Title: Flame Figures in Linear Immunoglobulin A Bullous Dermatosis Secondary to Parvovirus B19 Infection.
    Author: García-Gil MF, Franco Rubio JI, Álvarez-Salafranca M, Monte Serrano J, Prieto-Torres L.
    Journal: Am J Dermatopathol; 2021 Jan 01; 43(1):60-62. PubMed ID: 32472771.
    Abstract:
    Flame figures represent a characteristic but nondiagnostic histological finding in eosinophilic dermatoses. Some bullous autoimmune diseases with a predominant eosinophilic infiltrate, such as bullous pemphigoid, pemphigoid gestationis, and pemphigus vegetans, may show them. However, it is rare to find them in predominant neutrophilic bullous dermatoses such as linear immunoglobulin A. We present a 60-year-old man with a history of chronic urticaria, which presented a bullous disease after an acute parvovirus B19 infection. The histological findings showed an exceptional linear immunoglobulin A bullous dermatosis with an eosinophilic infiltrate in the dermis forming "flame figures." The clinical and histopathological findings for this entity may be identical to those of other dermatoses. For this reason, combining these findings with direct immunofluorescence analysis is essential for correct diagnosis of this bullous disease.
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