Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita in a 3 1/2-year-old girl

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1992 Nov;27(5 Pt 2):858-62. doi: 10.1016/0190-9622(92)70267-j.

Abstract

A 3 1/2-year-old girl had a subepidermal bullous eruption with immunopathologic features that were consistent with epidermolysis bullosa acquisita or bullous systemic lupus erythematosus. This report highlights the difficulty encountered in distinguishing between epidermolysis bullosa acquisita and other bullous disorders that involve the dermoepidermal junction and the need for modern immunologic investigations in the diagnosis of bullous diseases in children.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Chronic Disease
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita / drug therapy
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Prednisolone / administration & dosage
  • Recurrence
  • Skin / ultrastructure

Substances

  • Prednisolone