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José D. Domínguez, MD; José L. Rodríguez-Peralto, MD, PhD; Luis Iglesias, MD, PhD
Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain

Arch Dermatol. 1999;135:593-598.

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REPORT OF A CASE

A 52-year-old woman presented with recurrent oral blood blisters. She had a history of thalassemia minor and idiopathic vulvar pruritus. She had also undergone a hysterectomy because of a leiomyoma. For the past 6 years, painful blood blisters had been occurring on the lateral borders of her tongue and buccal mucosa 8 to 10 times per year. The lesions ruptured in a few hours, leaving superficial ulcers that healed in 2 or 3 days. They were usually solitary but were sometimes multiple. The patient reported no other mucosal or skin lesions or any bleeding tendency. She had used a dental prosthesis for the last 11 years.

Physical examination demonstrated a 2-cm hemorrhagic blister in the left lateral margin of her tongue that had appeared 5 hours before (Figure 1). The lesion soon burst, and the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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