Bullous pemphigoid in late childhood successfully treated with mycophenolate mofetil as an adjuvant therapy.

Abstract	Bullous pemphigoid is an acquired subepidermal vesiculobullous disease most commonly seen in the elderly. We report a 16-year-old girl with bullous pemphigoid who achieved disease remission with mycophenolate mofetil as an adjuvant therapy.
Authors	John C Fox, Sonya Kenkare, Vesna Petronic-Rosic, Keyoumars Soltani, Aisha Sethi
Journal	Pediatric dermatology (Pediatr Dermatol) 2010 Sep-Oct Vol. 27 Issue 5 Pg. 537-9 ISSN: 1525-1470 [Electronic] United States
PMID	20807355 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Copyright	© 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Chemical References	Immunosuppressive Agents Mycophenolic Acid
Topics	Adolescent Biopsy Chemotherapy, Adjuvant Female Humans Immunosuppressive Agents (administration & dosage) Mycophenolic Acid (administration & dosage, analogs & derivatives) Pemphigoid, Bullous (drug therapy, pathology) Treatment Outcome

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