NEONATAL PEMPHIGUS-VULGARIS IN A CHILD BORN TO A WOMAN IN REMISSION

We describe the tenth reported case of neonatal pemphigus that mimicke d Bart's syndrome and review previously published cases. Unlike previo us cases, the child was born with significant blistering to a mother w ho was in complete remission throughout the pregnancy. High antepartum maternal titers of antiintercellular space antibodies, increased mate rnal disease activity, and maternal disease that requires high doses o f corticosteroids or use of combined therapy correlate with poor fetal outcome, including intrauterine death.