Pemphigus vulgaris in a neonate and his mother.

BACKGROUND

Neonatal pemphigus is a rare, transient blistering condition due to transplacental transfer of maternal autoantibodies.

CASE CHARACTERISTICS: A male neonate born to a mother with oral pemphigus was noticed to have multiple lesions.

OBSERVATION: Multiple flaccid bullae were noticed on the face, scalp, trunk and extremities with clear fluid and few areas of erosions.

OUTCOME: All lesions resolved at the end of one week with conservative management.

MESSAGE: Maternal pemphigus may rarely involve her newborn infant; it resolves on its own.