title: Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita with oesophageal stenosis.
abstract: Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) is a rare acquired subepidermal blistering disorder associated with autoimmunity to type VII collagen. Although the full clinical spectrum of EBA is still being defined, it is now known that EBA has greater clinical heterogeneity than previously suggested. We describe a patient with EBA which closely approximated the severity of the recessive form of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Nara Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyagawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hachisuka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamashina
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shirai
mesh_terms: D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D003094:Collagen / Q000276:immunology; D016107:Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000150:complications*; D005922:Glomerulonephritis, IGA / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D003094:Collagen