title: [Long-Lasting Odynophagia and Haematemesis - the Only Clinical Signs of a Pemphigus vulgaris].
abstract: Odynophagia and dysphagia are clinical signs associated with a wide spectrum of potential causes. Our patient was an 84-year-old woman, who suffered from odynophagia and dysphagia for over 10 years. The interstinoscopy showed blister-like lesions and signs of inflammation only in the proximal part of the oesophagus. The diagnosis of pemphigus vulgaris was supported by immunohistological results. Typical oropharyngeal and cutaneous lesions of pemphigus were missing in our patient. Involvement of the oesophagus is described in literature, but it seems to be underdiagnosed in clinical everyday's work. Restriction of the lesions to the oesophagus without oropharyngeal and cutaneous manifestation - as we have seen in our patient - is rare.
authors.affiliation: Zentralklinikum Augsburg, III. Medizinische Klinik, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Württenberger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barnert
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wienbeck
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Langjährige Schluckschmerzen und Hämatemesis - einziges Zeichen eines ungewöhnlich manifestierten Pemphigus vulgaris.