Severe Infantile Bullous Pemphigoid Treated with Dapsone after Bridging with Systemic Glucocorticoid

Severe Infantile Bullous Pemphigoid Treated with Dapsone after Bridging with Systemic Glucocorticoid

We present a case of severe and treatment-refractory bullous pemphigoid in a 3-month-old child. After topical and systemic corticoid treatment proved inefficient, dapsone 0.75 mg/kg was added initially without success. Disease control was reached with dapsone 1.5 mg/kg in addition to both topical an...

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Main Authors: Kenneth Thomsen, Mette Deleuran, Christian Vestergaard, Mette Holm, Rikke Riber-Hansen, Rikke Bech
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
Subjects:
Paediatric dermatology
Dapsone
Treatment refractory
Bullous pemphigoid
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/501359

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