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Bullous Pemphigoid in Children
Author(s) -
Oranje Arnold P,
Vuzevski Vojislav D,
Joost Theoooor,
Kate Fibo,
Naafs Ben
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1991.tb03871.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bullous pemphigoid , dermatology , pemphigoid , girl , immunology , psychology , developmental psychology , antibody
Three children aged 4 months, 7 years, and 12 years, had bullous pemphigoid (BP). Two children suffered from disseminated BP and one (12 years) from vulvar localized BP. This last form has been described only once before in a girl. The various forms of pemphigoid in childhood are rare and reported in only about 40 instances. Bullous pemphigoid in childhood does not differ clearly from the adult counterpart, although lesions of the mucous membranes seem more common in childhood.