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Bullous Pemphigoid in Two Young Infants
Author(s) -
Petronius Danny,
Bergman Reuven
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2002.00054.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dapsone , bullous pemphigoid , dermatology , pemphigoid , pediatrics , immunology , antibody
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) usually affects the elderly. The disease is uncommon in children and only a few cases have been described in infants ≤4 months of age. We describe two infants, ages 3 and 4 months, with BP. One infant had a recalcitrant course, and responded only to a combination of high‐dose oral corticosteroids and dapsone.