Bullous pemphigoid in infancy--a case report including new immunoblotting observations.
A 1-year-old boy developed bullous pemphigoid. Immunoblotting, which has not been previously reported in childhood pemphigoid, showed the serum reacted to a 190 kDa band only. Bullous pemphigoid is rare in infancy and childhood with only 40 cases previously reported. A brief review of the literature is given and treatment of childhood bullous pemphigoid is discussed.
Ostlere
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Department of Dermatology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
Stevens
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Black
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Rustin
M H
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Hashimoto
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Nishikawa
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D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012867:Skin / Q000276:immunology
D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D011239:Prednisolone