chronic bullous dermatosis of childhood

chronic bullous dermatosis of childhood
an autoimmune skin disorder seen in infants and children up to age 5, characterized by deposition of immunoglobulin A in lines along the dermoepidermal junction, forming vesicular bulbous lesions. See also linear IgA d. of adulthood. Called also chronic bullous disease of childhood and linear IgA dermatosis of childhood.

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