Also Known As
vesiculobullous skin diseaseSneddon Wilkinson diseaseSneddon-Wilkinson diseaseskin diseases, vesicularsubcorneal pustular dermatosessubcorneal pustular dermatosisbullous dermatosesbullous skin diseasebullous skin diseasesdermatoses, bullousdermatoses, subcorneal pustulardermatoses, vesiculobullousdermatosis, subcorneal pustularpustular dermatoses, subcornealpustular dermatosis, subcornealskin disease, bullousskin disease, vesicularskin disease, vesiculobullousskin diseases, bullousvesicular skin diseasevesicular skin diseasesvesiculobullous dermatosesvesiculobullous skin diseases
Definition
Skin diseases characterized by local or general distributions of blisters. They are classified according to the site and mode of blister formation. Lesions can appear spontaneously or be precipitated by infection, trauma, or sunlight. Etiologies include immunologic and genetic factors. (From Scientific American Medicine, 1990)