An Elderly Patient Is Seen by His Dermatologist Because He

Multiple Choice

An elderly patient is seen by his dermatologist because he developed itching and blisters on his skin. If the blistering involves the region indicated by the arrows in this electron micrograph (Basallamina4) , and if the patient is shown to have IgG along the same area indicated by the arrows, the patient is probably suffering from

A) dermatitis herpetiformis
B) atopic dermatitis
C) pemphigus vulgaris
D) pemphigus foliaceus
E) bullous pemphigoid