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Childhood paraneoplastic pemphigus associated with Castleman's tumour
M A Lemon1, W L Weston, J C Huff
1University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Department of Dermatology, Denver, USA.
The British Journal of Dermatology
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
Paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) is a rare condition virtually always seen in adults. We report a 13-year-old boy who developed PNP associated with Castleman's tumour. His condition mimicked Stevens-Johnson syndrome and responded to tumour resection and immunosuppressive therapy.