Involvement of the esophagus in a patient with pemphigus vulgaris who was on immunosuppressive therapy

Esophageal involvement of pemphigus vulgaris (PV) had been considered an exceptional event. We present the case of a woman with PV who developed esophageal involvement while being treated with azathioprine and resolved after steroid therapy. This case highlights that esophageal involvement of PV mig...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the National Medical Association 2006-08, Vol.98 (8), p.1369-1370
Hauptverfasser:	KANBAY, Mehmet, SELCUK, Haldun, GUR, Gurden, YILMAZ, Ugur, BOYACIOGLU, Sedat
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Azathioprine - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Biopsy Bullous diseases of the skin Dermatology Diagnosis, Differential Drug Therapy, Combination Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal Esophageal Diseases - drug therapy Esophageal Diseases - etiology Esophageal Diseases - pathology Female General aspects Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use Humans Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use Medical sciences Pemphigus - complications Pemphigus - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Esophageal involvement of pemphigus vulgaris (PV) had been considered an exceptional event. We present the case of a woman with PV who developed esophageal involvement while being treated with azathioprine and resolved after steroid therapy. This case highlights that esophageal involvement of PV might be resistant to immunosuppressive therapy other than steroids.
ISSN:	0027-9684 1943-4693