Bullous pemphigoid and epidermolysis bullosa acquisita: Presentation, prognosis, and immunopathology in 11 children

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 184-190

  Edwards, S ^a   Wakelin, S H ^b,c   Wojnarowska, F ^b   Marsden, R A ^c   Kirtschig, G ^b   Bhogal, B ^c   Black, M M ^c  

^a Oxford Radcliffe Hospital ^*

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DAPSONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; PREDNISOLONE; SULFAPYRIDINE; SULFONE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA ACQUISITA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; PEMPHIGOID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RASH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA ACQUISITA; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031837759     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1998.1998015184.x     Document Type: Article

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