Linear Immunoglobulin A Bullous Disease of Childhood Responsive to Intravenous Immunoglobulin Monotherapy
: We report a case of linear immunoglobulin A bullous disease in a 9‐year‐old boy who presented with rapidly progressive severe disease and could not tolerate dapsone because of high liver enzymes within a week after a low dose of dapsone in association with an underlying fatty liver. He showed rem...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Pediatric dermatology 2012-07, Vol.29 (4), p.529-532 |
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Zusammenfassung: | : We report a case of linear immunoglobulin A bullous disease in a 9‐year‐old boy who presented with rapidly progressive severe disease and could not tolerate dapsone because of high liver enzymes within a week after a low dose of dapsone in association with an underlying fatty liver. He showed remarkable improvement with intravenous immunoglobulins used as monotherapy, with a rapid clearance and a sustained remission after stopping the treatment. |
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ISSN: | 0736-8046 1525-1470 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01475.x |