Diagnostic Pitfalls in Newborns and Babies with Blisters and Erosions
Figure 9
(a) Patient 4: shortly after birth, a large denuded area was found on the left leg. (b) The same leg four weeks later showing healing and scar formation. (c)-(d) IF antigen mapping of perilesional skin: absence of BPAG2 (c) and collagen type VII (d). (e)-(f) IF antigen mapping of clinically unaffected skin (inner aspect upper arm): positive staining for collagen type XVII (e) and collagen type VII (f) ((c)–(f) original magnification: X400).
