Childhood vesicular pemphigoid mimicking severe atopic dermatitis: a case report

Cutis. 2009 Apr;83(4):182-4.

Abstract

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune blistering disorder that typically affects elderly patients. Rarely, it can occur in childhood. Vesicular pemphigoid is an atypical variant of BP. We report a case of childhood vesicular pemphigoid in an infant aged 6 months that was initially misdiagnosed as severe atopic dermatitis (AD). To the best of our knowledge, only one other case of childhood vesicular pemphigoid has been reported in the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Dermatitis, Atopic / diagnosis*
  • Dermatitis, Atopic / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Pemphigoid, Bullous / diagnosis*
  • Pemphigoid, Bullous / pathology