Bullous pemphigoid and rheumatoid arthritis.
Bullous pemphigoid and rheumatoid arthritis are rarely found co-existent in one patient. We report a patient with severe rheumatoid arthritis who four years later showed bullous pemphigoid. This association is rare but may be more than coincidental.
Hsu
V M
VM
Department of Rheumatology, New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103-2757.
Krey
P R
PR
Schwartz
R A
RA
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006227:Hand Deformities, Acquired; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000150:complications*
D011241:Prednisone