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Childhood pemphigus vulgaris: five cases in 16 years.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17169087     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) usually occurs in adults. There are only a few reports of large PV series concerning childhood cases. We report here five cases of PV in patients younger than 16 years. They were analyzed among 169 PV cases out of a total of 192 pemphigus patients diagnosed between 1988-2004. The ratio of childhood cases was 2.9% in our large PV series. This relatively high ratio of childhood patients suggests that PV should not be neglected in the differential diagnosis of bullous lesions in childhood. Four of the five cases were followed up between 2-4 years and all of these four cases showed at least one relapse. PV also seems to show a relapsing course in the pediatric age group like in adults.
Authors:
K Didem Yazganoğlu; Can Baykal; Rifkiye Küçükoğlu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of dermatology     Volume:  33     ISSN:  0385-2407     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Dermatol.     Publication Date:  2006 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-12-15     Completed Date:  2007-01-19     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7600545     Medline TA:  J Dermatol     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  846-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Dermatology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. karadidem@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
Child
Female
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct
Humans
Immunoglobulin G / analysis
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
Male
Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
Pemphigus / diagnosis*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anti-Inflammatory Agents; 0/Immunoglobulin G; 0/Immunosuppressive Agents; 83-43-2/Methylprednisolone

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