Association of bullous pemphigoid with malignancy: A myth or reality?
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune sub-epidermal blistering disorder of the skin. The association of BP with internal malignancy has always been a matter of debate with no consensus reached despite many published case reports and clinical trials. However, we report a hitherto unreported associ...
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| author | Joycelin Fernandes Prachi Barad Pankaj Shukla |
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| description | Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune sub-epidermal blistering disorder of the skin. The association of BP with internal malignancy has always been a matter of debate with no consensus reached despite many published case reports and clinical trials. However, we report a hitherto unreported association of BP with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, wherein the patient had a recalcitrant downhill course despite adequate treatment measures with control of skin lesions being achieved only following excision of the tumor, and relapse coinciding with detection of metastasis. Hence, given the clinical behavior, it is reasonable to speculate that the association of malignancy was more than co-incidental. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-064de3868f46448abcd2850c4e8c8cd52022-12-21T19:37:24ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dermatology0019-51541998-36112014-01-0159439039310.4103/0019-5154.135493Association of bullous pemphigoid with malignancy: A myth or reality?Joycelin FernandesPrachi BaradPankaj ShuklaBullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune sub-epidermal blistering disorder of the skin. The association of BP with internal malignancy has always been a matter of debate with no consensus reached despite many published case reports and clinical trials. However, we report a hitherto unreported association of BP with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, wherein the patient had a recalcitrant downhill course despite adequate treatment measures with control of skin lesions being achieved only following excision of the tumor, and relapse coinciding with detection of metastasis. Hence, given the clinical behavior, it is reasonable to speculate that the association of malignancy was more than co-incidental.http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2014;volume=59;issue=4;spage=390;epage=393;aulast=FernandesBullous pemphigoidsquamous cell carcinomaassociation |
| spellingShingle | Joycelin Fernandes Prachi Barad Pankaj Shukla Association of bullous pemphigoid with malignancy: A myth or reality? Indian Journal of Dermatology Bullous pemphigoid squamous cell carcinoma association |
| title | Association of bullous pemphigoid with malignancy: A myth or reality? |
| title_full | Association of bullous pemphigoid with malignancy: A myth or reality? |
| title_fullStr | Association of bullous pemphigoid with malignancy: A myth or reality? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association of bullous pemphigoid with malignancy: A myth or reality? |
| title_short | Association of bullous pemphigoid with malignancy: A myth or reality? |
| title_sort | association of bullous pemphigoid with malignancy a myth or reality |
| topic | Bullous pemphigoid squamous cell carcinoma association |
| url | http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2014;volume=59;issue=4;spage=390;epage=393;aulast=Fernandes |
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