A Case of Neonatal Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis with Severe Eye Involvement

A case of neonatal linear IgA bullous dermatosis with severe eye involvement.

Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis

Figure 1. Clinical photograph of linear IgA bullous dermatosis showing tense bullae and erosions involving the lower abdomen, inner thighs, and extremities.

Linear IgA bullous dermatosis: report of an exuberant case*

Linear immunoglobulin A dermatosis is a rare autoimmune bullous disease, but the most common autoimmune bullous dermatosis in children. We report a typical exuberant case of linear IgA dermatosis in a ten-month old child, who showed good response to treatment with corticosteroids and dapsone.

Linear IgA and IgG bullous dermatosis*

Childhood linear immunoglobulin A dermatosis is a rare autoimmune vesiculobullous disease. It results in linear deposition of autoantibodies (immunoglobulin A) against antigens in the basal membrane zone, leading to subepidermal cleavage. Additional depositions of immunoglobulin G and complement-3 might occur. It is still debated whether concomitant findings of immunoglobulins A and G should be...

IgA LINEAR BULLOUS DERMATOSIS IN CHILDHOOD

http://www.journal-imab-bg.org / J of IMAB. 2015, vol. 21, issue 4/ ABSTRACT: IgA linear bullous dermatosis, also known as chronic bullous dermatosis of childhood, is an autoimmune disease which may be idiopathic or drug-induced. The disease affects children and adults. We present a 4 years old girl with itchy polymorphic eruptions. The skin rash was presented by bullous-erosive rosette-like le...