Subepithelial vesicles are characteristic all of the following EXCEPT:
Correct answer: A. Pemphigus
- A. Pemphigus
- B. Cicatricial pemphigoid
- C. Bullous pemphigoid
- D. Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita
Explanation
Pemphigus produces intraepithelial, not subepithelial, vesicles because antibodies disrupt desmosomal adhesion between keratinocytes. Bullous pemphigoid, cicatricial pemphigoid, and epidermolysis bullosa acquisita form blisters beneath the epithelium.
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