title: Remission of recalcitrant epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) with colchicine monotherapy.
abstract: A 42-year-old woman with widespread recalcitrant epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) responded well to colchicine monotherapy after attempts to control her disease with other modalities failed. These included dapsone, tetracycline, prednisolone, and combination of cyclophosphamide/azathioprine with dexamethasone 'pulse therapy'. The useful role of colchicine in controlling some difficult cases of EBA, a therapeutically problematic condition, is stressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology & STD, UCMS & GTB Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi-110095, India.
authors.forename: Komal Pahuja
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Bharti
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sachdeva
authors.forename: Navjeevan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Sambit Nath
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003078:Colchicine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016107:Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006074:Gout Suppressants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D006074:Gout Suppressants; D003078:Colchicine