Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor Associated Bullous Pemphigoid with Anti-full-length BP180 and BP230 Antibodies

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  • Shimizu Chihiro
    Department of Dermatology, Osaka City General Hospital Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Tateishi Chiharu
    Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Imanishi Akiko
    Department of Dermatology, Osaka City General Hospital
  • Shiratori Takahiro
    Department of Dermatology, Osaka City General Hospital Department of Dermatology, Kishiwada City Hosipital
  • Maekawa Naoki
    Department of Dermatology, Osaka City General Hospital
  • Tsuruta Daisuke
    Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Hashimoto Takashi
    Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Izumi Kentaro
    Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Fukai Kazuyoshi
    Department of Dermatology, Osaka City General Hospital

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  • ELISA 法にて全長 BP180 陽性,免疫ブロット法にてBP230 陽性となった DPP-4 阻害薬関連類天疱瘡の 1 例

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<p>A 69-year-old womanwas referred to us for erythema and bullae onthe upper extremities and the back that appeared a month before. Oral antibiotics prescribed by a local dermatologist under the putative diagnosis of infectious impetigo were ineffective. Physical examination revealed erosions,crusts, and pigmentation associated with faint erythema, and tense bullae on the back and upper extremities. Skinbiopsy revealed subepidermal bullae with regenerated epidermis. The direct immunofluorescence of the skin sample disclosed linear deposition of C3 at the dermo-epidermal junction. Chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay (CLEIA) for BP180 NC16A, desmoglein-1, and desmoglein-3, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for BP230 showed negative results ; however, ELISA for the full-length BP180 triplet was positive. Immunoblotting using human epidermal extracts as substrate uncovered positivity at 230 kDa BP230. The patient had been taking oral dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors for 4.5 years (linagliptin for 2 years and then teneligliptin for 2.5 years). Oral prednisolone (15 mg/day) and minocycline (50 mg/day) were started, and teneligliptin was stopped nine days later. As the eruption showed remarkable improvement, the prednisolone was tapered off at day 50 after the first visit. No recurrence of bullous disorder was observed. The DPP-4 inhibitor-associated bullous pemphigoid (DPP-4i-BP) is reported to be relatively mild, often negative for anti-BP180 NC16A autoantibodies in CLEIA/ELISA,and sometimes positive for the full-length BP180 triplet. In addition, anti-BP230 antibodies were positive only by immunoblotting. Previous studies reported that the anti-BP230 antibodies may be associated with blistering in mice and human ; thus, further study is required to elucidate the role of anti-BP230 antibodies in DPP-4i-BP. Skin Research, 21 : 34-38, 2022 </p>

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  • Hifu no kagaku

    Hifu no kagaku 21 (1), 34-38, 2022

    Meeting of Osaka Dermatological Association/Meeting of Keiji Dermatological Association

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