Gu H, Chang B, Chen W, Shao C
Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing 210042, China.
Chin Med J (Engl). 1999 Aug;112(8):761-3.
To analyze the clinical feature, efficacy of treatment and prognosis in familial benign chronic pemphigus (FBCP).
Sixty-nine cases of FBCP were retrospectively analyzed.
The ratio of male to female is 3.93:1 in 69 patients (55 males, 14 females). The mean age at the onset was 29.09 years (3-60 years). There was familial history in 27 families in all of the cases. The lesion usually involved in genital area, neck, axillae and popliteal fossa. Erythemas and vesicles on the soles were seen only in 1 case. Histopathologically 44 cases had special features of FBCP, and immunopathologically 8 cases were direct immunofluorescence (DIF) negative, in which one case had C3 linear deposition along dermoepidermal junction. The combined regimen was more effective. The low-dose X-ray could improve the effect.
The disease is transmitted as an irregular autosomal dominant trait. The condition in males is more frequent than that in females, probably owing to the different level of female hormone in both sexes. Our patients have the same clinical features as those reported in the literature, but the erythema, vesicle lesions on sole have not been documented in the literature. The combined therapy should be adopted in this condition.
