Bullous pemphigoid, an autoimmune disorder, most commonly presents as a bullous eruption in patients over the age of 60. There may be a prodromal urticarial or papular eruption that evolves to bullae.
Conclusion:
We report a 46-year-old woman with a figurate erythema presentation of bullous pemphigoid.
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