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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2016· item PMID:27254056

Infantile Bullous Pemphigoid Following Vaccination. BACKGROUND: Post-vaccination infantile bullous pemphigod is a rare presentation. CASE CHARACTERISTICS: A 2-month-old girl presented with widespread bullae, erosions, necrotic and targetoid lesions over body and mucosae after vaccination. Histology and direct immunofluorescence (DIF) were consistent with bullous pemphigoid. INTERVENTION: Clinical remission with oral steroids and no recurrence with subsequent vaccination. MESSAGE: Continuation of vaccination may not be contraindicated in infants where bullous pemphigoid onset occurs after vaccination.