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Juvenile Pemphigus Vulgaris
Author(s) -
GRAFFLONNEVIG V.,
KAAMAN T.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1991.tb11846.x
Subject(s) - pemphigus vulgaris , medicine , juvenile , pemphigus , dermatology , girl , biology , genetics
. Pemphigus vulgaris is extremely rare in childhood. Only 35 cases of juvenile pemphigus vulgaris have been reported in the literature up until to now. During the pre‐steroid era, the outcome of the disease was usually regarded as fatal. Today, the prognosis has improved because of the possibility of early diagnosis by immunoflourescent techniques, determination of antibodies against epidermal intercellular substance and early therapy with systemic steroids. A case of juvenile pemphigus vulgaris with a favourable outcome in a 13‐year old girl is described.