Bullous pemphigoid in infancy: Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-48

  Waisbourd Zinman, Orith ^a   Ben Amitai, Dani ^a   Cohen, Arnon D ^b   Feinmesser, Meora ^c   Mimouni, Daniel ^c   Adir Shani, Ayelet ^d   Zlotkin, Marina ^e   Zvulunov, Alex ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^c RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e Institute of Life Sciences   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BETAMETHASONE; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CLOBETASONE BUTYRATE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DAPSONE; DEXAMETHASONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUOCINONIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; NICOTINAMIDE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; STEROID; SULFAPYRIDINE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUBLICATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; GENITALIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISRAEL; MALE; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 37349011839     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.08.010     Document Type: Article

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