[Sudden-onset bullous pemphigoid in a 12-year-old child]

N Ilham El Makrini; H Zaouri; O El Anzi; M Meziane; N Ismaili; L Benzekri; K Senouci; B Hassam

doi:10.1016/j.arcped.2017.03.010

[Sudden-onset bullous pemphigoid in a 12-year-old child]

Arch Pediatr. 2017 Jun;24(6):561-563. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2017.03.010. Epub 2017 Apr 17.

[Article in French]

Authors

N Ilham El Makrini¹, H Zaouri², O El Anzi², M Meziane², N Ismaili², L Benzekri², K Senouci², B Hassam²

Affiliations

¹ Service de dermatologie et de vénéréologie, CHU Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Service de dermatologie et de vénéréologie, CHU Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc.

PMID: 28427922
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2017.03.010

Abstract

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an acquired autoimmune disease that mainly affects the elderly. It is very rare in children. We report a sudden polymorphic case of BP in a 12-year-old child.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Child
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Pemphigoid, Bullous / diagnosis*
Pemphigoid, Bullous / drug therapy

Substances

Glucocorticoids