Oesophageal webs preceding carcinoma and rupture of the oesophagus in cicatricial pemphigoid.

A case in which oesophageal webs preceded the development of carcinoma and rupture of the oesophagus in a 77-year-old woman with cicatricial pemphigoid is reported. Oesophageal webs in cicatricial pemphigoid have been reported but are rare. Clinical, histological, radiological and post-mortem featur...

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Main Authors: Anstey, A, Wojnarowska, F, Whitehead, P, Leigh, I, Rutty, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1991
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Summary:A case in which oesophageal webs preceded the development of carcinoma and rupture of the oesophagus in a 77-year-old woman with cicatricial pemphigoid is reported. Oesophageal webs in cicatricial pemphigoid have been reported but are rare. Clinical, histological, radiological and post-mortem features are described. Western immunoblotting of serum demonstrated a 180-kDa antigen which comprises one of the antigens reported in cicatricial pemphigoid.