Childhood vesicular pemphigoid mimicking severe atopic dermatitis: a case report.
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune blistering disorder that typically affects elderly patients. Rarely, it can occur in childhood. Vesicular pemphigoid is an atypical variant of BP. We report a case of childhood vesicular pemphigoid in an infant aged 6 months that was initially misdiagnosed as severe atopic dermatitis (AD). To the best of our knowledge, only one other case of childhood vesicular pemphigoid has been reported in the literature.
Belhadjali
Hichem
H
Department of Dermatology, Research Unit 22-08/UR/03, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia. belhadjalihichem@yahoo.fr
Youssef
Monia
M
Njim
Leila
L
Chaabane
Saif
S
Sriha
Badreddine
B
Chakroun
Mohamed
M
Zakhama
Abdelfattah
A
Zili
Jameleddine
J
D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology