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Pemphigus vulgaris: the eyes have it
Saba Merchant1, Michael Weinstein
1Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada M5G 1X8.
Pediatrics
|July 3, 2003
Abstract:
Pemphigus vulgaris is a potentially fatal autoimmune blistering disease that is rare in childhood. We report 2 recent cases seen contemporaneously in adolescents who presented with chronic oral mucosal lesions and conjunctivitis. The previously unemphasized ocular manifestations are described and the importance of a biopsy in establishing the diagnosis in instances of unexplained chronic mucositis is stressed.