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
Hauptverfasser: Nanda, Arti, Khawaja, Fatima, Nanda, Mousmee, Al-Sabah, Humoud, Selim, Mohamed K., Dvorak, Richard, Alsaleh, Qasem A.
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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.
ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01475.x