title: Pemphigus foliaceus.
abstract: Pemphigus foliaceus is an autoimmune blistering disease, which affects the skin but rarely affects the mucosae. There are two variants of pemphigus foliaceus : endemic and sporadic. Erythroderma due to pemphigus foliaceus is unusual and its occurrence in a child is very rare. We describe a case of erythrodermic pemphigus foliaceus in a 12- year- old boy.
authors.affiliation: Shahid Beheshti University Shohada-e Tajrish Hospital, Tehran, Iran. fghalamkarpour@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ghalamkarpour
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fariba
authors.forename: Azin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayatollahi
authors.forename: Somayeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hejazi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology