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Localized Vulvar Pemphigoid in a Child
Author(s) -
DeCastro Patricia,
Jorizzo Joseph L.,
Rajaraman Srinivasan,
Solomon Alvin R.,
Briggaman Robert A.,
Raimer Sharon S.
Publication year - 1985
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 - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1985.tb00470.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bullous pemphigoid , cicatricial pemphigoid , pemphigoid , dermatology , immunoelectron microscopy , differential diagnosis , direct fluorescent antibody , pathology , immunohistochemistry , antibody , immunology
Bullous pemphigoid often affects the elderly but is not common in children. At least two localized variants, cicatricial pemphigoid and localized, chronic pemphigoid of Brunsting‐Perry, have been described. A case of bullous pemphigoid in a 9‐year‐old girl was unusual because erosions were limited to the vulvar area. Other bullous dermatoses were considered in the differential diagnosis. Histopathologic examination and immunofluorescence microscopic studies, as well as immunoelectron microscopic studies, which yielded unique results, were performed to confirm the ciagnosis.