Dermatológia pre prax 4/2009

Chronic bullous dermatosis of childhood

Chronic bullous dermatosis of childhood is an acquired autoimmune heterogenous disease characterized by subepidermal vesicles and bullas mostly of idiopathic origin. Authors present a case of 10-year-old boy with widespread skin lesions, diagnosis and therapy of the disease. They shortly present a review of the characteristic signs of the disease its diagnostic and therapeutical possibilities.

Keywords: chronic bullous dermatosis of childhood, IgA linear dermatosis, direct immunofluorescent examination