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Coma blisters sans coma.

Authors :
Heinisch S
Loosemore M
Cusack CA
Allen HB
Source :
Cutis [Cutis] 2012 Sep; Vol. 90 (3), pp. 137-9.
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

Coma blisters (CBs) are self-limited lesions that occur in regions of pressure during unconscious states classically induced by barbiturates. We report a case of CBs sans coma that were histologically confirmed in a 41-year-old woman who developed multiple tense abdominal bullae with surrounding erythema following a transatlantic flight. Interestingly, the patient was fully conscious and denied medication use or history of medical conditions. A clinical diagnosis of CBs was confirmed by histopathologic findings of eccrine gland necrosis, a hallmark of these bulIous lesions.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0011-4162
Volume :
90
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Cutis
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
23094313