Autoimmune bullous diseases (AIBDs) are a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by cutaneous and mucosal vesicles, blisters, and erosions. Several factors can trigger this disease, including vaccines; but this entity remains very rare. We hypothesized that vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could trigger an immunological response in genetically predisposed individuals. We report five cases of new-onset autoimmune bullous diseases triggered by the COVID-19 vaccine. Clinical and histopathological examinations confirmed the diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid (BP) in three patients and pemphigus in the other two. According to the French method of imputability, the pharmacovigilance investigation showed an I5B4 causality assessment score for the vaccines, interpreted as highly probable, for all the patients. The diagnosis of vaccine-induced autoimmune bullous dermatosis was highly suspected. One patient's condition improved by dermocorticoids alone, while the other four required oral corticosteroid therapy at 0.5 mg/kg/day, which led to a favorable outcome.
Lichen planus pemphigoid (LPP) is a rare autoimmune bullous dermatosis, although it is frequently idiopathic, the induced form is rare and there are few inducing drugs. We report a case of LPP induced by a gliclazide. A 68-year-old female patient with type 2 diabetes on gliclazide for three months presented with an eight-week history of generalized erythematous-papular eruption. Then she developed blisters on her forearms with oral mucosa involvement. A diagnosis of gliclazide-induced LPP was made based on a skin biopsy and imputability. The patient was treated with systemic corticosteroid with an improvement. LPP is a rare entity; its diagnosis is a challenge as it represents an overlap between lichen planus and bullous pemphigoid.
L e mésusage d'Ascabiol peut entraîner le développement d'eczéma par photosensibilisation. A notre connaissance, la photoallergie au benzoate de benzyle n'a pas été mentionnée, ce qui rend notre cas original. Nous rapportons un cas d'eczéma par photosensibilisation à l'Ascabiol.du traitement de la gale: un nouveau type de pharmacovigilance.
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