Question: Can you identify this condition?

A 44-year-old white female patient presented with painful erosions and flaccid bullae scattered on her trunk, affecting oral and genital mucosae. She took occasional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for headaches, and was otherwise healthy.

The most likely diagnosis is

1. Second-degree burn

2. Bullous impetigo

3. Pemphigus vulgaris

4. Bullous pemphigoid

5. Bullous tinea

Answer on page 717

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