title: Bullous pemphigoid and rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103-2757.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Krey
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone