Bullous pemphigoid in late childhood successfully treated with mycophenolate mofetil as an adjuvant therapy.
Bullous pemphigoid is an acquired subepidermal vesiculobullous disease most commonly seen in the elderly. We report a 16-year-old girl with bullous pemphigoid who achieved disease remission with mycophenolate mofetil as an adjuvant therapy.
Fox
John C
JC
University of Chicago, Section of Dermatology, Chicago, Illinois, USA. john.fox@uchospitals.edu
Kenkare
Sonya
S
Petronic-Rosic
Vesna
V
Soltani
Keyoumars
K
Sethi
Aisha
A
D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid