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Blistering diseases

The primary bullous (blistering) diseases must be distinguished from blistering skin infections and other conditions that may occasionally result in blistering.

Primary blistering diseases
Dermatitis herpetiformis
Hailey-Hailey (familial pemphigus)
Bullous pemphigoid
Cicatricial pemphigoid
Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita
Epidermolysis bullosa
Linear IgA dermatosis
Paraneoplastic pemphigus
Pemphigoid gestationis
Pemphigus foliaceus
Pemphigus vulgaris

Blistering skin infections
Chickenpox (varicella)
Erysipelas
Hand foot & mouth disease
Herpes simplex
Herpes zoster (shingles)
Impetigo
Scabies
Staph. scalded skin syndrome
Eczema especially:
Dyshidrosis (pompholyx)
Discoid (nummular) eczema
Plant dermatitis

Other blistering conditions
Chilblains
Erosive pustular dermatosis
Erythema multiforme
Fixed drug eruption
Gianotti Crosti Syndrome
Grover's disease
Lichen planus
Lichen sclerosus
Lupus erythematosus
Mastocytosis
Miliaria crystallina
Papular urticaria (insect bites)
Polymorphic light eruption
Porphyria cutanea tarda
Pyoderma gangrenosum
Sweet syndrome
Toxic epidermal necrolysis

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