title: Neonatal pemphigus vulgaris in a child born to a woman in remission.
abstract: We describe the tenth reported case of neonatal pemphigus that mimicked Bart's syndrome and review previously published cases. Unlike previous cases, the child was born with significant blistering to a mother who was in complete remission throughout the pregnancy. High antepartum maternal titers of anti-intercellular space antibodies, increased maternal disease activity, and maternal disease that requires high doses of corticosteroids or use of combined therapy correlate with poor fetal outcome, including intrauterine death.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Duke University Medical Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Tope
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kamino
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Briggaman
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rico
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Prose
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000151:congenital* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone