LINEAR IGA DERMATOSIS – SCROTAL CLUSTER OF GRAPES PRESENTATION

  • Olga Ferreira Interna do Internato Complementar de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Resident, Dermatology and Venereology; Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto/Faculty of Medicine, Oporto University, Portugal
  • Alberto Mota Assistente Hospitalar Graduado de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Graduated Consultant, Dermatology and Venereology; Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto/Faculty of Medicine, Oporto University, Portugal
  • Paulo Morais Assistente Hospitalar de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Consultant, Dermatology and Venereology; Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto/Faculty of Medicine, Oporto University, Portugal
  • Ana Filipa Duarte Interna do Internato Complementar de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Resident, Dermatology and Venereology; Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto/Faculty of Medicine, Oporto University, Portugal
  • Herberto Bettencourt Serviço de Anatomia Patológica / Pathology Department, Hospital de São João EPE, Porto, Portugal
  • Áurea Canelhas Serviço de Anatomia Patológica / Pathology Department, Hospital de São João EPE, Porto, Portugal
  • Filomena Azevedo Directora do Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Head, Dermatology and Venereology Department Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia, Hospital de São João EPE, Porto, Portugal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.69.4.65

Abstract

Linear IgA dermatosis, or chronic bullous disease of childhood, is an acquired subepidermic immunobullous disease. This case illustrates a peculiar form of presentation of an uncommon pathology of childhood and emphasizes the importance of dapsone in its treatment, especially in at a time when availability of this drug is limited.

KEYWORDS – Immunoglobulin A; Autoimmune Diseases; Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous; Child; Dapsone.

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Published
2011-12-20
How to Cite
Ferreira, O., Mota, A., Morais, P., Duarte, A. F., Bettencourt, H., Canelhas, Áurea, & Azevedo, F. (2011). LINEAR IGA DERMATOSIS – SCROTAL CLUSTER OF GRAPES PRESENTATION. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 69(4), 621. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.69.4.65
Issue
Vol 69 No 4 (2011): Outubro - Dezembro
Section
Case Reports

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