LINEAR IGA DERMATOSIS

Course overview

LINEAR IMMUNOGLOBULIN A BULLOUS DERMATOSIS (LABD), ALSO KNOWN AS LINEAR IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DERMATOSIS OR LINEAR IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DISEASE, IS A RELATIVELY RARE SUBEPIDERMAL VESICULOBULLOUS DISEASE THAT CAN OCCUR IN BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN. IN CHILDREN, THE DISEASE IS KNOWN AS "CHRONIC BULLOUS DISEASE OF CHILDHOOD" AND TENDS TO HAVE A DISTINCT CLINICAL APPEARANCE, BUT THE UNDERLYING PATHOGENESIS OF THE DISEASE REMAINS THE SAME. IN THE ADULT FORM OF THE DISEASE, A DRUG-INDUCED ETIOLOGY MUST BE THOROUGHLY CONSIDERED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS OF LINEAR IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DERMATOSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.