Neonatal pemphigus vulgaris
- 6 August 2008
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in The Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 35 (8) , 529-535
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00515.x
Abstract
A male newborn with skin erosions was born to a 32-year-old woman who was under treatment for pemphigus vulgaris that had been diagnosed 16 months earlier. Antibodies to desmoglein (Dsg)1 and Dsg3 were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Index values of antibodies to Dsg1 and Dsg3 were 49 (normal index values, <14) and 121 (normal index values, <7), respectively. Those findings concluded a diagnosis of neonatal pemphigus vulgaris. No new vesicles or bullae appeared in the newborn after the birth. Non-corticosteroid ointments produced prompt epithelialization on the erosive lesions. All the eruptions disappeared in 3 weeks. The level of serum anti-Dsg3 autoantibodies when measured at the 76th day was negative (<5).Keywords
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