General Information of Disease (ID: DISV4VFZ)

Disease Name Vesiculobullous skin disease
Synonyms
bullous dermatoses; vesicular skin disease; dermatoses, vesiculobullous; bullous skin disease; pustular dermatosis, subcorneal; skin disease, vesicular; bullous skin diseases; skin disease, vesiculobullous; dermatosis, subcorneal pustular; skin diseases, bullous; skin disease, bullous; vesicular skin diseases; pustular dermatoses, subcorneal; dermatoses, bullous; vesiculobullous skin diseases; vesiculobullous dermatoses; dermatoses, subcorneal pustular; subcorneal pustular dermatosis; skin diseases, vesicular; Sneddon-Wilkinson disease; subcorneal pustular dermatoses; Sneddon Wilkinson disease; vesiculobullous skin disease
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)
Disease Hierarchy
DIS9YPUQ: Dermatological disease
DISV4VFZ: Vesiculobullous skin disease
Disease Identifiers
MONDO ID
MONDO_0006617
MESH ID
D012872
UMLS CUI
C0037275
MedGen ID
20778