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Localised childhood vulvar pemphigoid: a rare case study

In this case report we present a young patient with localised childhood vulvar pemphigoid. It is a rare variant of bullous pemphigoid with mostly a favourable prognosis and prompt response to potent topical corticosteroids. She presented with relapsing vulvar pain and lesions. Our case enlightens th...

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Autores principales: Peeters, AS, Dhont, N, Stals, H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Universa Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8823273/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34555883
http://dx.doi.org/10.52054/FVVO.13.3.031
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description In this case report we present a young patient with localised childhood vulvar pemphigoid. It is a rare variant of bullous pemphigoid with mostly a favourable prognosis and prompt response to potent topical corticosteroids. She presented with relapsing vulvar pain and lesions. Our case enlightens the recognition of this unusual subtype and the importance of performing a cutaneous biopsy.
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spelling pubmed-88232732022-02-09 Localised childhood vulvar pemphigoid: a rare case study Peeters, AS Dhont, N Stals, H Facts Views Vis Obgyn Case Report In this case report we present a young patient with localised childhood vulvar pemphigoid. It is a rare variant of bullous pemphigoid with mostly a favourable prognosis and prompt response to potent topical corticosteroids. She presented with relapsing vulvar pain and lesions. Our case enlightens the recognition of this unusual subtype and the importance of performing a cutaneous biopsy. Universa Press 2021-09-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8823273/ /pubmed/34555883 http://dx.doi.org/10.52054/FVVO.13.3.031 Text en Copyright © 2021 Facts, Views & Vision https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Localised childhood vulvar pemphigoid: a rare case study
title Localised childhood vulvar pemphigoid: a rare case study
title_full Localised childhood vulvar pemphigoid: a rare case study
title_fullStr Localised childhood vulvar pemphigoid: a rare case study
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title_short Localised childhood vulvar pemphigoid: a rare case study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8823273/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34555883
http://dx.doi.org/10.52054/FVVO.13.3.031
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