Bullous pemphigoid in two young infants.
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) usually affects the elderly. The disease is uncommon in children and only a few cases have been described in infants < or =4 months of age. We describe two infants, ages 3 and 4 months, with BP. One infant had a recalcitrant course, and responded only to a combination of high-dose oral corticosteroids and dapsone.
Petronius
Danny
D
Department of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Rambam Medical Center, Technion, Israel.
Bergman
Reuven
R
D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
D003622:Dapsone; D008775:Methylprednisolone