title: Childhood lichen planus pemphigoides: report of two cases treated successfully with systemic glucocorticoids and dapsone.
abstract: We describe two boys, ages 8 and 7 years, who developed lichen planus pemphigoides. In one of the boys, a henna tattoo probably triggered the disease. Therapy with systemic glucocorticoids and dapsone was successful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Ilana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Goldscheider
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Herzinger
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Varga
authors.forename: Rüdiger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eming
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ruzicka
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Flaig
authors.forename: Miklós
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sárdy
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003622:Dapsone