Esophageal involvement in pemphigus vulgaris: report of two cases and review of the literature.
Two patients with esophageal involvement of pemphigus vulgaris are presented, who were diagnosed histopathologically and by direct immunofluorescence. In most dermatological textbooks the possibility of esophageal involvement is not mentioned. In the English medical literature 11 cases have been reported. It seems that if upper gastrointestinal endoscopy had been done on a routine basis it might have shown that esophageal involvement is more widespread than present findings indicate.
Lurie
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Department of Dermatology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Trattner
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David
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Sandbank
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D000368:Aged; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000032:analysis; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
D003176:Complement C3; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D011241:Prednisone