Pemphigus Foliaceus in an 11-Year-Old Mexican Girl with Response to Oral Dapsone | Zendy

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Pemphigus Foliaceus in an 11-Year-Old Mexican Girl with Response to Oral Dapsone

Author(s) -

Martha Elena García-Meléndez,

Kristian Eichelmann,

Julio C. SalasAlanís,

Minerva GómezFlores,

Jorge OcampoCandiani

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

case reports in pediatrics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6803

pISSN - 2090-6811

DOI - 10.1155/2013/291256

Subject(s) - dapsone , medicine , girl , pemphigus foliaceus , dermatology , pediatrics , first line , population , immunology , autoantibody , psychology , developmental psychology , environmental health , antibody

Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is rarely described in the pediatric population with less than 40 cases reported in the literature. We report the case of an 11-year-old girl who was diagnosed with PF after 6 months of starting with symptoms and who responded well to therapy with oral dapsone. Although therapeutic guidelines for PF in children are lacking, oral corticosteroids in combination with dapsone have proven to be effective as first-line treatment in this setting.

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