[Bullous pemphigoid in an infant].
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.
Sousa
Beatriz
B
Serviço de Pediatria, Hospital de S. João, Faculdade de Medicina, Porto.
Mota
Alberto
A
Morgado
Helder
H
Lopes
J Manuel
JM
Dias
J Amil
JA
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy