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bullous disease [boo͡l′əs] any disease marked by eruptions of blisters, or bullae, filled with fluid, on the skin or mucous membranes. An example is pemphigus. bullous disease Dermatology Any of a number of conditions characterized by the formation of bullae covering large portions of the skin surface; many BDs are immune-mediated and can be separated based on the location of the lesions. Cf
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The atlas contains about 300 color figures of about 80 patterns of blistering and pustular diseases, including autoimmune bullous diseases, hereditary bullous diseases, bullous diseases due to infections, bullous eruptions in other diseases, and skin diseases with abacterial pustular eruptions. The patient on mechanical ventilation support is at very high risk of pneumothorax, and TBB is not done in this circumstance, nor when extensive bullous disease, such as emphysema, is present. Nonresponders had less bullous disease than responders did (1. |
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