Pemphigus vulgaris in a 15-year-old girl.
Pemphigus vulgaris is uncommon in adolescence and only ten well documented cases in this age group were found in a recent review (5). Because the condition is often more severe in the younger age group it is important to consider it in the differential diagnosis of bullous eruptions of childhood and to perform direct and indirect immunofluorescence studies.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology