Acta Médica Portuguesa (Apr 2005)

Penfigóide bolhoso em lactente.

  • Beatriz Sousa,
  • Alberto Mota,
  • Helder Morgado,
  • J Manuel Lopes,
  • J Amil Dias

DOI
https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.1008
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 2

Abstract

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Bullous pemphigoid is an acquired auto-immune blistering disease, which affects predominantly the elderly. It is rare in children and exceptional in infant. To our knowledge only ten cases were previously reported. We report a new case of a previously healthy six months old infant who presented with erythemato-vesico-bullous cutaneous lesions over a period of six days. Histology and immunofluorescence led to the diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid. Therapy with systemic and topic corticosteroids resulted in a good outcome.