title: Management of airway obstruction in cicatricial pemphigoid.
abstract: Cicatricial pemphigoid is a chronic vesiculobullous disease of the mucosal epithelium that primarily involves the oral cavity and the eyes. The clinical and histologic features are identical to those of bullous pemphigoid, and these features often can be nonspecific for other disease processes. It is not unusual for a period of 1 year or more to elapse before a diagnosis is made. The diagnosis of cicatricial pemphigoid requires characteristic lesions and histopathologic evidence of immunoglobulin deposition along the basement membrane, as well as a high index of suspicion. The authors detail a case of cicatricial pemphigoid resulting in airway obstruction and present the treatment required for both stabilization of the airway and resolution of the disease process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otology and Laryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston 02114, USA.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Lazor
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Varvares
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Mackool
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010390:Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone