Pemphigus vulgaris presenting with epigastric pain

Key Clinical Message Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune mucocutaneous disease with an involvement in gastrointestinal tract especially in oral cavity and esophagus. Ulcers can be the initial presentation even before visible mucosal or cutaneous lesions. The presenting symptoms will be in accordance...

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Main Authors: Marawan Elmassry, Jerapas Thongpiya, Pitchaporn Yingchoncharoen, Jali Garza, Matthew Soape, Kanak Das
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado: Wiley 2023-05-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Acceso en liña:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7299
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Summary:Key Clinical Message Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune mucocutaneous disease with an involvement in gastrointestinal tract especially in oral cavity and esophagus. Ulcers can be the initial presentation even before visible mucosal or cutaneous lesions. The presenting symptoms will be in accordance with the affected organ such as throat pain, hoarseness, dysphagia, odynophagia, or even bleeding. Here, we report a case of undiagnosed pemphigus vulgaris presenting with epigastric pain whose endoscopy showed oropharyngeal involvement and isolate esophageal ulcer, which failed proton pump inhibitor treatment.
ISSN:2050-0904