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- Title
Esophageal Cicatricial Pemphigoid.
- Authors
Udemba, Sharon; Burkholder, Ryan; Raja, Fnu; Kurin, Michael S.
- Abstract
Cicatricial pemphigoid (CP) is a rare autoimmune blistering disorder, which affects the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes. The annual incidence of CP is 1/100,000. Esophageal involvement is rare and usually occurs in disseminated disease. Esophageal disease presents with dysphagia and weight loss and can be difficult to treat. We present a case of a 65-year-old woman with esophageal CP whose symptoms improved with esophageal dilatation and rituximab infusions.
- Subjects
SKIN disease diagnosis; AUTOIMMUNE disease treatment; SKIN disease treatment; AUTOIMMUNE disease diagnosis; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; RITUXIMAB; SKIN; DILATATION &; curettage; DEGLUTITION disorders; DIGESTIVE system endoscopic surgery; MUCOUS membranes; INTRAVENOUS immunoglobulins; CYTOCHEMISTRY; EYE; FLUORESCENT antibody technique; ESOPHAGUS diseases; RARE diseases
- Publication
ACG Case Reports Journal, 2024, Vol 11, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2326-3253
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14309/crj.0000000000001149