2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.08.010
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Bullous pemphigoid in infancy: Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics

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“…Although mucous membrane involvement is rare in adult bullous pemphigoid, it seems to be more frequent in children, especially with vulvar lesions occurring in girls aged eight years and more. 1 Hand and feet involvement, as observed in our patient, is more frequently seen in infants.…”
Section: Clinical Featuressupporting
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“…Although mucous membrane involvement is rare in adult bullous pemphigoid, it seems to be more frequent in children, especially with vulvar lesions occurring in girls aged eight years and more. 1 Hand and feet involvement, as observed in our patient, is more frequently seen in infants.…”
Section: Clinical Featuressupporting
confidence: 68%
“…In Israel, it was estimated at 2.36 per 100 000 annually among infants under the age of one year. 1 A recent review of the literature, which included 79 reported cases of childhood bullous pemphigoid, revealed two peaks of incidence: in the first year of life (53%, median age four months) and at the age of eight years (47%), and a female predominance (F: 62%, M: 38%). 1 As with our patient, there have been several previous reports of a temporal association of bullous pemphigoid with vaccination (e.g., hepatitis B, influenza).…”
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“…İnsidansı yaşla birlikte artmakta ve farklı etnik popülasyonlarda değişmektedir [1][2][3] . Dünyanın farklı bölgelerinden BP ile ilgili çok sayıda klinikoepidemiyolojik çalışma bildirilmiştir [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] . Ülkemizden de BP ile ilgili 3 farklı epidemiyolojik çalışma bulunmaktadır [15][16][17] .…”
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“…1 We report a case of a child with infantile BP (IBP) that was successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy.A 4-month-old boy presented with erythematous skin lesions and multiple vesicles on his hands and feet. He had originally been seen by his paediatrician, but as the erythematous lesions and blisters continued to develop, he was referred to us.…”
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