Coexistence of mucous membrane pemphigoid and vitiligo

Autor: Sanath Aithal, Satyaki Ganguly, Sheela Kuruvila
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Indian Dermatology Online Journal, Vol 5, Iss 4, Pp 485-487 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2229-5178
DOI: 10.4103/2229-5178.142511
Popis: Mucous membrane pemphigoid describes a rare heterogeneous group of chronic, inflammatory, mucous membrane-dominated, subepithelial blistering diseases that manifest a varying constellation of oral, ocular, skin, genital, nasopharyngeal, esophageal, and laryngeal lesions. Life-threatening airway obstruction and sight-threatening ocular scarring can occur in this condition, which is rarely reported in Indian literature. Vitiligo is another acquired autoimmune disorder characterized by loss of melanocytes. Vitiligo is associated with a number of disorders also considered to be autoimmune. Here we report a very rare coexistence of MMP and vitiligo, the first such report from India.
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