title: Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita--a case with upper airways obstruction requiring tracheostomy and responding to cyclosporin.
abstract: The case is reported of a 56-year-old man with epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) who developed such severe involvement of the upper respiratory tract that a tracheostomy had to be performed. Control of his disease was ultimately obtained with cyclosporin and the use of this drug in EBA is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Farnborough Hospital, Orpington, Kent, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clement
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ratnesar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thirumoorthy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Black
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016107:Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014139:Tracheostomy
chemical_list: D016572:Cyclosporine