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Granulocyte-dependent Autoantibody-induced Skin Blistering
Published on: October 12, 2012
Childhood bullous pemphigoid treated by i.v. immunoglobulin
Ting Xiao1, Bo Li, Ya-Kun Wang
1Department of Dermatology, No. 1 Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Abstract:
Bullous pemphigoid is an acquired autoimmune subepidermal blistering disorder mostly seen in the elderly. Childhood bullous pemphigoid is very rare. For the first time we report a case of childhood bullous pemphigoid associated with infantile eczema. Two weeks after a routine vaccination, a 3.5-month-old boy with infantile eczema developed a generalized blistering disorder. Histopathology revealed a subepidermal blister. Direct immunofluorescence showed linear depositions of C3 along the basement membrane zone. Indirect immunofluorescence studies demonstrated the presence of circulating immunoglobulin G antibodies directed against the epidermal side of salt-split skin. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay demonstrated serum level of anti-BP180 antibody elevated. The patient was successfully treated by high-dose i.v. immunoglobulin.
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