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Oesophageal webs preceding carcinoma and rupture of the oesophagus in cicatricial pemphigoid
Author(s) -
ANSTEY A.,
WOJNAROWSKA F.,
WHITEHEAD P.,
LEIGH I.M.,
RUTTY G.N.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1991.tb00410.x
Subject(s) - cicatricial pemphigoid , medicine , pemphigoid , carcinoma , dermatology , pathology , bullous pemphigoid , immunology , antibody
Summary A case in which oesophageal webs preceded the development of carcinoma and rupture of the oesophagus in a 77‐year‐old woman with cicatricial pemphigoid is reported. Oesophageal webs in cicatricial pemphigoid have been reported but are rare. 1 Clinical, histological, radiological and post‐mortem features are described. Western immunoblotting of serum demonstrated a 180‐kDa antigen which comprises one of the antigens reported in cicatricial pemphigoid. 2