Juvenile pemphigus vulgaris. A case report

Jacyk, W.K.; Dyer, R.B.

South African Medical Journal 71(5): 325

1987


ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574
PMID: 3563760
Document Number: 302096
A 13-year-old South African Indian boy who presented with oral mucosal lesions and skin blisters due to juvenile pemphigus vulgaris is described. Treatment with high-dose oral corticosteroids produced a prompt clinical response. Pemphigus vulgaris is rare in the young and this may lead to misdiagnosis and inappropriate therapy.

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