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Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita—a case with upper airways obstruction requiring tracheostomy and responding to cyclosporin
Author(s) -
CLEMENT M.,
RATNESAR P.,
THIRUMOORTHY T.,
MCGRATH J.,
BLACK M. M.
Publication year - 1993
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.1365-2230.1993.tb01028.x
Subject(s) - epidermolysis bullosa acquisita , medicine , epidermolysis bullosa , respiratory tract , dermatology , surgery , respiratory system , immunology , antibody , bullous pemphigoid
Summary The case is reported of a 56‐year‐old man with epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) who developed such severe involvement of the upper respiratory tract that a tracheostomy had to be performed. Control of his disease was ultimately obtained with cyclosporin and the use of this drug in EBA is reviewed.