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Differential Diagnosis & Pitfalls

• Epidermolysis bullosa simplex – Patients usually have a history of blisters at multiple sites on the hands and feet. Histopathology can confirm diagnosis.
• Burns – Usually more geometric in shape in the area of thermal exposure.
• Bullous arthropod bites – Usually scattered and smaller bullae.
• Bullous fixed drug eruption – Round bullae, usually associated with more inflammation and red-brown plaques underlying the bullae.

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