title: Pemphigus in children.
abstract: Six boys with pemphigus vulgaris and one boy with pemphigus foliaceus are reported. The youngest patient had onset of the disease at the age of 7 years. Three patients with pemphigus vulgaris were treated with intravenous dexamethasone pulses, while the remaining four received oral corticosteroid therapy. The prognosis in all patients was excellent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kanwar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaur
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D013256:Steroids
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D013256:Steroids