Childhood Pemphigus Vulgaris: Report of Two Cases with Emphasis on Diagnostic Approach

Childhood pemphigus vulgaris (CPV) is a rare entity with clinical features and management primarily similar to those of adults; diagnosis may be difficult due to clinical similarity to other disorders such as herpetic gingivostomatitis which is more prevalent in this age group. We report two cases o...

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Autores principales: Surya, Varun, Kumar, Priya, Gupta, Sunita, Urs, Aadithya B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6169264/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30294176
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ccd.ccd_461_18
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description Childhood pemphigus vulgaris (CPV) is a rare entity with clinical features and management primarily similar to those of adults; diagnosis may be difficult due to clinical similarity to other disorders such as herpetic gingivostomatitis which is more prevalent in this age group. We report two cases of CPV with emphasis on diagnostic approach. While treating such patients, it is imperative to diagnose CPV in the early stages to prevent serious morbidity and to adjust drug dosage to minimize side effects.
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spelling pubmed-61692642018-10-05 Childhood Pemphigus Vulgaris: Report of Two Cases with Emphasis on Diagnostic Approach Surya, Varun Kumar, Priya Gupta, Sunita Urs, Aadithya B. Contemp Clin Dent Case Report Childhood pemphigus vulgaris (CPV) is a rare entity with clinical features and management primarily similar to those of adults; diagnosis may be difficult due to clinical similarity to other disorders such as herpetic gingivostomatitis which is more prevalent in this age group. We report two cases of CPV with emphasis on diagnostic approach. While treating such patients, it is imperative to diagnose CPV in the early stages to prevent serious morbidity and to adjust drug dosage to minimize side effects. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018-09 /pmc/articles/PMC6169264/ /pubmed/30294176 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ccd.ccd_461_18 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Contemporary Clinical Dentistry http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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title_fullStr Childhood Pemphigus Vulgaris: Report of Two Cases with Emphasis on Diagnostic Approach
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title_short Childhood Pemphigus Vulgaris: Report of Two Cases with Emphasis on Diagnostic Approach
title_sort childhood pemphigus vulgaris: report of two cases with emphasis on diagnostic approach
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6169264/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30294176
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ccd.ccd_461_18
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