Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (Dec 2013)

Linear IgA bullous dermatosis: report of an exuberant case

  • Beatriz Cavalcanti de Souza,
  • Nádire Cristina Freire Pontes Fregonesi,
  • Antônio José Tebcherani,
  • Ana Paula Galli Sanchez,
  • Valéria Aoki,
  • Juliana Christien Fernandes

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132154
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 88, no. 6 suppl 1
pp. 67 – 70

Abstract

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Linear immunoglobulin A dermatosis is a rare autoimmune bullous disease, but the most common autoimmune bullous dermatosis in children. We report a typical exuberant case of linear IgA dermatosis in a ten-month old child, who showed good response to treatment with corticosteroids and dapsone.

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