Childhood bullous pemphigoid treated by i.v. immunoglobulin

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 650-653

  Xiao, Ting ^a   Li, Bo ^a   Wang, Ya Kun ^a   He, Chun Di ^a   Chen, Hong Duo ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bullous pemphigoid; i.v. immunoglobulin (IVIG); Infantile eczema

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY BP 180; CEFACLOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AUTOANTIBODIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; INFANT; MALE; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS; SKIN;

EID: 34548163533     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2007.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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