2010
DOI: 10.1590/s1980-65232010000100020
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Management of mucous membrane pemphigoid with dapsone plus weekly steroid injections in a young patient: a case report

Abstract: Purpose: Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid (MMP) is an autoimmune subepithelial blistering disorder usually affecting older individuals. This paper describes the pharmacological management of MMP in a young patient.Case description: A 23 year-old woman showed erythematous ulcerative gingiva in the maxillary palatal region and around the retromolar region. A perilesional excisional biopsy was done, and the histologic and immunohistochemical analysis confirmed the clinical diagnosis of MMP as the cause of desquamative … Show more

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