title: A case of exfoliative esophagitis with pemphigus vulgaris.
abstract: Autoimmune blistering skin diseases, including pemphigus vulgaris, rarely involve the esophagus. We report a case of exfoliative esophagitis with pemphigus vulgaris. A sloughing esophageal cast observed by endoscopy was dissected esophageal squamous epithelium in all layers. Our case is the fifth case of pemphigus vulgaris associated with esophageal cast formation recorded in the medical literature. Prednisolone was administered, and both the pemphigus vulgaris and exfoliative esophagitis improved. Upon findings of exfoliative esophagitis by endoscopic examination, we should consider the coexistence of blistering skin diseases, including pemphigus vulgaris.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Social Insurance Gunma Chuo General Hospital, Maebashi, Japan. mfukuchi@med.gunma-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukuchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Otake
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Naitoh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shoji
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamagishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yanoma
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kuwano
mesh_terms: D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology