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Cicatricial pemphigoid presenting with unusual palmar involvement, successfully treated with a combination of nicotinamide and tetracycline
Author(s) -
MALLON E.,
WOJNAROWSKA F.
Publication year - 1994
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.1365-2230.1994.tb01265.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , tetracycline , nicotinamide , niacinamide , antibiotics , biochemistry , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , enzyme
Summary Cicatricial pemphigoid is a rare subepidermal blistering disease, mainly of elderly women, that primarily involves mucous membranes. Oral, ocular or genital mucous membranes are most frequently involved and skin involvement is less frequent. We report a case of Cicatricial pemphigoid with extensive cutaneous involvement, including unusual bilateral palmar involvement. Clinical improvement has been achieved with a combination of topical steroids, oral nicotinamide and tetracycline.