TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - GENETIC AND ACQUIRED BULLOUS DISEASES A1 - Wolff, Klaus A1 - Johnson, Richard Allen A1 - Saavedra, Arturo P. A1 - Roh, Ellen K. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 8e AB - Bullous diseases are defined as conditions where cavities filled with fluid form in the superficial layers of the skin clinically manifesting as vesicles or blisters. Although vesicles and blisters can arise as secondary lesions in many conditions, in the bullous diseases they are the primary pathologic event. Genetic (hereditary) and acquired (mostly autoimmune) bullous diseases exist. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1140789426 ER -