title: [Bullous pemphigoid in an infant].
abstract: Bullous pemphigoid is an acquired auto-immune blistering disease, which affects predominantly the elderly. It is rare in children and exceptional in infant. To our knowledge only ten cases were previously reported. We report a new case of a previously healthy six months old infant who presented with erythemato-vesico-bullous cutaneous lesions over a period of six days. Histology and immunofluorescence led to the diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid. Therapy with systemic and topic corticosteroids resulted in a good outcome.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Pediatria, Hospital de S. João, Faculdade de Medicina, Porto.
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mota
authors.forename: Helder
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morgado
authors.forename: J Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: J Amil
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dias
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy