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Juvenile Pemphigus Vulgaris: Efficacy of Moderate Doses of Deflazacort
Author(s) -
Fimiani Michele,
Pianigiani Elisa,
Castelli Antonio
Publication year - 1991
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.1525-1470.1991.tb00864.x
Subject(s) - deflazacort , pemphigus vulgaris , medicine , dermatology , juvenile , corticosteroid , biology , genetics
A 13‐year‐old girl with pemphigus vulgaris (PV) had clinical features of chronic stomatitis. The histologic and immunologic findings were typical of a diagnosis of PV. Good therapeutic results were obtained with moderate doses of deflazacort, 1 mg/kg/day slowly tapered to 0.1 mg/kg every other day. The patient had no significant side effects.